Millsaps College Purple and White, 1997-1998

WHAT'S INSIDE

Features:

Check out the new renovations
to Ezelle and see what the real
difference now is...

p. 10

Arts & Entertainment:
Were you too busy working to
catch the summer blockbust-
ers? See which ones are worth
renting...

p. 18

Sports:

The Major's athletic pro-
grams are getting ready for
a winning season. Take a
sport by sport tour of what
will be happening this year.

p. 7

Nine hundred seventy-eight miles to Millsaps

Stephanie Yasinski

Staff Writer

Nine hundred and seventy-eight
miles, that is how far it is from Pitts-
burgh to Jackson and the distance trav-
eled by Dr. Richard Allen Smith to take
on the position of the new Dean of
Millsaps College. On August 1, Dean
Smith, along with his wife Colleen and
their 12 year old son, Robert, moved
to Jackson.

Dean Smith received a BA in Politi-
cal Science from Whittier College, a
liberal arts college, in Whittier Califor-
nia.

Dean Smith stated, "Whittier is simi-
lar to Millsaps, but was formed by
Quakers. They both have the same val-
ues; freedom of inquiry and expres-
sion, so Millsaps feels very comfortable
to me."

He went on to say that his experi-

City offers Hurst
settlement

ences at Whittier really shaped his
sense of what a good undergraduate ex-
perience should be and what the roles
and responsibilities of good professors
should be.

Smith wanted to continue working
in administration because he thinks of
administration as building institutions.
He exclaimed that this is the time in
his life to go back to the best model of
education - a liberal arts education.

After graduating from Whittier in
1973, Dean Smith went on to receive
his Masters and Ph.D. in Political Sci-
ence from the University of Rochester
in New York. He was first an instructor
of political science at the University of
Rochester and then at Carnegie
Mellon, mainly a research university
of about 7500, where he remained for
the last 19 years.

During his stay at Carnegie Mellon

he held several positions at different
points in time. Aside from being an
instructor of political science, Smith
was also an Assistant Professor of Po-
litical Science, Associate Head for the
Department of Social Sciences, Associ-
ate Professor of Political Science and
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for
the College of Humanities and the So-
cial Sciences at Carnegie Mellon Uni-
versity.

A few selected achievements of Dean
Smith include a published book, Ad-
vances in Information Processing in Or-
ganizations: Research on Public Organi-
zations, numerous published journal
articles, and was a receiver of the Elliot
Dunlap Smith Award for Distinguished
Teaching and Educational Service.

Dean Smith will not be teaching any
classes this year but hopes to in the
future, because he enjoys it and says it

stimulates intellectual activity. Dr.
Charles Moore, head of the Political
Science Department, has extended
Dean Smith an open invitation to con-
tribute to the Political Science Depart-
ment in any way his time permits.

Dean Smith was once a student of
Dr. Fenno, a premiere scholar of Con-
gress in the U.S., at the University of
Rochester. Dr. Moore would love to
take advantage of the knowledge Dean
Smith gained through Dr. Fenno. Dr.
Moore hopes that Dean Smith will
"find the Political Science Department
his home because he could enrich the
students in substantial ways."

At present, Dean Smith will spend
the majority of his time talking to dif-
ferent people, exploring and research-
ing the goals he needs to set. He is re-
sponsible for the entire academic side
► See Smith on page 9

Sandi Pullen

News' Editor

Three years ago, Jason Wyatt
Hurst, a freshman and Pi Kappa
Alpha pledge at Millsaps College,
was tragically killed in downtown
Jackson.

After taking doses of Ritalin
and LSD, Hurst apparently
stripped his clothes and jumped
over the fence on the western
side of campus and ran until
coming to the Illinois Central
Railroad yard downtown.

Police found Hurst after receiv-
ing a call that a white male was

running naked and yelling
about Jesus and God. When
police arrived, they subdued
Hurst by "hog-tying" him, a
method used to totally immo-
bilize resisting offenders.

According to Police, Hurst
had received a blow to the head
prior to their arrival.

The police called an ambu-
lance, and when paramedics ar-
rived on the scene, Hurst was
not breathing and his hands
and feet were handcuffed to-
gether.

► See Hurst on page 9

Ad-junct professor faces
criminal investigations

Sam Hall

Editor

Jere Nash, a political consult-
ant for a number of past and
present political figures, is facing
possible fines for campaign vio-
lations in the recent Teamster
elections between Ron Carey and
James P. Hoffa, Jr.

Nash, who teaches political
science courses for Millsaps,
stated that he was suprised to
hear about the claims and had
not yet been able to view the
documents.

A court appointed elections
official has made a recommen-
dation that fines be levied
against Nash. Nash insists that
he has done nothing wrong.

The recommendations made
will be reviewed by a judge be-
fore any sentencing takes place.

In a related event, a New York
grand jury is investigating the
same teamster elections. The
grand jury has not clarified if
they are looking at Nash.

Nash has not heard anything
from the grand jury.

'Show mc what'cha got!'

Nick Licata (left), a freshman, and Charles Abbott (right), a junior, face off in
a game of one-on-one on the new basketball court that now resides between
Ezelle and Galloway. Students on the South side of campus now can have
recreational fun without traveling to the other side of campus. As long as the
concrete doesn't "mess you up", as one student said, it should be a lot of fun.

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2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1997

FERD'S EYE VIEW

Only a few privileged members of
our campus are actually aware of the
recent change in security's address.
The "Security Shack", that we all came
to know and love so well was con-
demned and torn down over the sum-
mer.

The most perplexing question about
this move, is why was the Sanderson
basement chosen as a replacement site?
Granted, security needed a headquar-
ters to direct operations from. But why
would they set up on the one side of
campus where they are least needed?
When was the last time security was
required to respond to an emergency
situation on the north side of the cam-
pus? The south side is where they are
sorely needed to prevent any possible
squabbles between the fraternities.
How can we be sure that security will
be able to respond to situations as they
occur?

The inaccessibility of Security's new
home in the Sanderson basement also
needs to be addressed. There is only
one door by which to enter the Secu-
rity headquarters, and it is located on
the far side of the building. Any stu-
dent who requires assistance will be
forced to traverse the entire building
in order to reach the entrance, which
more often than not, is locked. Better
make an appointment if you want to
get a new ID or inquire about your
parking tickets.

The rash of vandalism and break-in's
at fraternity houses over the summer
has raised questions about security's
effectiveness. A great deal of damage
has been done, which destroys the
notion that Millsaps College is an im-
pregnable fortress. Maybe card readers
should be installed at fraternity houses
to keep the riffraff away. It seems to
work for the dorms. Except when you
get locked out and have to beat on the
door waking everyone up at three in
the morning.

One thing that does make Millsaps
students feel safer is roving security. It's
always nice to see a friendly security
guard making his rounds when you
traverse the campus alone in the wee
hours of the morning. However, that
doesn't make up for the fact that secu-
rity is concentrated on the north side
of campus. Certain things like the
multitude of cameras in Ezelle hall are
attempts to make up for security lack
of presence on south campus, but they
come off more as a Big Brother-type
invasion of privacy rather than a safe-
guard.

Only time will tell if the security
move is conducive to campus safety.
Until a true critical situation occurs,
security's effectiveness will be a mys-
tery.

COMING NEXT
WEEK

AWARD-WINNING
CARTOONIST

FERD MOYSE

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Should you be ashamed?

We have a new cri-
sis brewing in our
country today--a cri-
sis of bad parenting.
It is evident all across
our country, and
here in our own
communities-par-
ents who have to-
tally missed the
point of what being
a parent is all about.

This has created
an incredible burden
for our schools and
teachers, and fewer
people are up to the
challenge of teach-
ing our nation's
youth.

When I was grow-
ing up, I remember
reading the book,
The Scarlet Letter,
which relates the
story of an adulteress

woman who, in
keeping with the cus-
tom of the day, had
to wear a red letter
"A" on her clothes.

We today should
have the same atti-
tude for parents who
are not responsible
for their children.
The letter "A" should
be affixed to them,
not on their clothes,
but on their charac-
ter - the "A" repre-
senting "ASHAME".

To anyone who
has a child and will
not teach that child
discipline,
"ASHAME. " To any-
one who has a child
and will not teach
that child morals,
"ASHAME."

We need parents

who are willing not
to just drop their kids
off at school but to
"go to school" with
them by attending
school activities,
helping in their stud-
ies, and backing the
teachers when they
apply discipline.

To the parent who
has never met his or
her child's teacher,
we should say,
"ASHAME!"

This year, let us all
express our daily
support for our
schools. And to
those parents who
would allow their
lousy parenting to
ruin the future of our
country, let us holler,
loud and clear,
"ASHAME!"

Just another Convocation?

Brian Berryhill

Photographer

After sitting through an hour
of the 1997 Fall Convocation, I
pondered on the words that
Dean Richard Smith eloquently
uttered on the past, present and
future of Millsaps College.

Although I expected the cer-
emony to be similar to the 1995
and 1996 convocations, Smith
sparked a topic I have never
thought about.

Smith began with a back-
ground of his former experiences
with post-secondary institu-
tions. Spending an undergradu-
ate life at a liberal arts college in
Whitter, CA, was Smith's first
contact with the liberal arts at-
mosphere.

After attaining his degree at
Whittier College, Smith began

his journey away from the liberal
arts. Smith journeyed for 24
years into universities where the
undergraduate student is third
class next to scrupulous research
and graduate student learning.

When Smith joined the ad-
ministration of Millsaps College,
he returned from his long jour-
ney. Smith proclaimed "I finally
come home after being away a
very long time."

Although most convocations
are a repeat of the previous year's,
Smith's "Coming Home" speech
made me think about the at-
tributes of a liberal arts college
that I often forget.

Just another convocation? Not
as long as Millsaps students keep
in mind what a liberal arts edu-
cation really does entail.

PHOTO POLL

What do you think
the best thing about
moving day is?

MARVIN DAVIS
SENIOR

Relationships that
we form with our
Millsaps family.

JOY METCALF
SOPHOMORE

The best thing is get-
ting to meet so many
people who are ex-
cited to be here.

MICHAEL

NELSON

SOPHOMORE

Best thing is seeing
old friends.

Millsaps College

Internet Address

Editor Sam Hall

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Features Editors Walter Biggins, Uvon Tucker

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layout Editor Ford Day

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OPINIONS 3

Passing the torch

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

After more than a decade and a half,
the torch has been passed as Millsaps
acquires a new Dean of Academics.
The unfortunate soul who now has the
heavy task of directing the entire aca-
demic faction of this institution, is one
Richard Smith.

When Dean King left Millsaps this
spring, he did so as somewhat of a leg-
end. He served as
Vice President
and Dean of the
school for 16
years, and was
known not only
for his dedication
to the college as a
whole, but also
for his interest in
the development
of the separate departments of study
within the college.

Though King's departure left a great
void, this summer a man was chosen
by a select committee of Millsaps fac-
ulty, staff, and student leaders. The
torch has been passed to Richard Smith;
the King is dead (so to speak).

Looking about his office for some
clues to his personality, I noticed that
it was for the most part bare, only a few
base essentials: desk, lamps, chairs, and

James Thompson

a few books left over from King's stay.
An easy-going man, Smith is in no par-
ticular rush to get moved in and
settled. He carries with him a South-
ern ease, ( a curiosity considering he's
lived in Pittsburgh for the last 19 years).
He is professionally dressed, yet com-
fortable at the same time. Though easy
to talk to, I did have a difficult time
evaluating his personality during the
interview. I spotted twin pictures of
horse sketches, and figuring him an
outdoorsman, I commented on them.
"Oh those," he replied. "They were
here when I got here." Rats.

He has the temperament, and I
think he has the vision to take on this
job. This reflects something that Smith
considers important to his new job,
something that he concentrated on
throughout the interview: communi-
cation. In addition, he feels that bet-
ter communication will keep students,
both new and old, safe from any sud-
den changes in school policy.

From what I can tell, Richard Smith
has the qualifications, the resume, and
the credentials, as well as the neces-
sary enthusiasm for this new job. But
how does he really feel about his new
office? He admits King is a tough act
to follow and recognizes the "tremen-
dous accomplishments" under King's
management.

Is Ezelle worth it?

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

To say the least, Ezelle has under-
gone a metamorphosis-gone are the
days of Big Al curled up with bottle of
bourbon on the overstuffed couch out-
side my door. The naked figures with
exaggerated breasts scratched on the
ceiling of my room have been re-
moved. The smell of new paint and the
look of cleanliness bombard you when
you enter the
newly refash-
ioned dormitory.
The egressions,
lavatories, and
certain suites
have been made
suitable for dis-
abled students,
and the northeast
door that re-
mained broken during my residency
there has been converted into an el-
evator. Card-readers have also been
added to every door, inside and out,
to separate the sexes and keep out the
riffraff.

The workers have made adjustments
to the individual living quarters-the
most noticeable being that the living
areas have been squeezed in a bit. The
shelves above where I slept, which were
covered with wobbly renderings of li-

J.C. Jordan

quor bottles and love oaths circa 1983,
have been expunged. Additionally, the
wooden paneling and cabinets that
separated the rooms have been torn
away, and the cinderblock walls rebuilt
flush with the existing concrete. The
staunchly rectangular walls do not de-
viate from the ninety degree idea, and
the only exception to this are the two
small outcroppings beside the door
that are used for storage. The entire
building has been slathered with
drums of off- white latex and there is
no color breakup, making the rooms
and the entire inside structure feel
medicinal. The carpet is a darker shade
of the same grayish hue that lines ev-
ery wall and ceiling.

Ezelle, coming in at a yearly cost of
$5,908, has been placed on financially
commensurate terms with the New
South and Sanderson Hall south wings,
with only Goodman and New South
Hall-North Wing eclipsing Ezelle's
price.

Even with all the new renovations,
Ezelle is now drab and vapid, and the
hospital-like features may make one
think they are infirm. The only thing
lacking is the roaming physician with
a clipboard, checking on the patients.
As it is, the new residents will most
certainly be coming down with bore-
dom.

Hooks and Peaks

I'm listening for my favorite part of an old
Fleetwood Mac song. It's actually the climax of a
single measure. The phrase comes and goes. How
odd that an experience of several minutes should
get most of its value from one fleeting instant! It's as
though the one best part, the Hook, emptied out
the whole song, driving all other meanings away.

Mt. Everest seems a similar case. The mountain
covers many square miles, many days' journey, but
for us all this land has scarcely any other meaning
than that it leads to one little point, a Peak, that
happens to be the highest on the planet. "At least a
person can stand on Mt. Everest and look around,"
one might say. Not really. A person leaves the top of
Mt. Everest pretty quickly.

I sense that the Hook and the Peak are clues to
what I call the Two Worlds Problem. Let me back up
for a moment and explain the Two Worlds Problem
as I see it. It starts with a belief, a proposition, some-
thing like:

"This world has good and bad in it, but there's
another world that's really good." Not everyone
would say this, but human beings have a strong ten-
dency to think this way and not just fancifully but
seriously. If all Two Worlds thinking were rejected,
much philosophy and religion and politics (remem-
ber Utopia) would have to go with it. Isn't it self-
evident that the world is the world? How could there
be more than one? I may say, "This world," recog-
nizing your ability to imagine a different one--but
surely that language doesn't commit me to believ-
ing in the real existence of a different one. How could

what is "really good" be located in a conjectural
place? How could we have a relationship with a dif-
ferent world?

I hasten to distinguish the idea of a second world
from the idea of a larger world than the one that
meets the eye. I'm talking about a Whole Other Place.
Why would we wish for and imagine a second world?
We need a diversion, a consolation, an encouraging
scenario. We're so ambitious or rambunctious, so
uncontainable, that we just can't help but poke out
of our given environment. We have such a lusty
appetite for grass, the grass always would be greener
in another pasture. Or maybe both of these descrip-
tions apply. When I consider why I listen for a Hook
in a song, it does seem plausible to say that I am too
weak to give my full attention to everything in the
song-I need that figure-background split that gives
me one thing to focus on-but I'm sure also that I
have a hunger for something that will top my ordi-
nary experiences.

These two features of my approach to life, focus-
ing and desiring, are utterly basic. Any animal's life
contains them. As a conscious being, though, I go
through life referring constantly to a world-repre-
sentation in my head. Is it natural for me, then, to
reach right through the real things my senses and
heart aim at and lock onto an Other World, one of
abstract forms and pure loveableness, more grasp-
able and strongly motivating? Phew. If this is the
case, should we say that I'm in touch with a second
world, or that I'm naturally liable to illusion? It seems
more reasonable to conclude that I'm naturally li-

by Steve Smith

able to illusion. I don't know that such an illusion is
necessarily harmful. But in the negative implications
of Hooks and Peaks I think I see how it can interfere
with my dealings with the real world.

A category related to Hooks and Peaks is the Edge.
We're interested in being at the point where some-
thing new is happening. We're interested in people
who occupy such a point-astronauts, diplomats, and
movie stars. It's as though any encounter with nov-
elty were a Rendezvous with God. We tend to treat
the novelty itself, in its discontinuity from the world
we know, as real-and this empties our world of
meaning, except in the auras of celebrities.

I recently went to a Peak of Hooks, the Jackson
concert given by the Artist. Truly, the concert was
set up as a holy mountain experience, a Rendezvous
with God (and, in fact, the Artist covered Joan
Osborne's God song, fastening it to a Message -"one
word," he proclaimed, for us to think about-
"karma"!). The Artist gave a brilliant performance
of an extremely well-designed medley of his hits. It
was just what his fans most wanted. But the high-
lighting approach to his hits emptied out each song
of its own meaning. That sucking sound I heard was
the essence of the Artist's music going down the great
medley drain.

What's the solution? Can our drive to focus and
desire be oriented so that it fills the things of our
world with meaning instead of laying them waste?
The Hook, after all, is supposed to make the song,
not break it. The Peak is supposed to offer the best
and broadest view.

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4 NEWS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997

LOCAL

City murder rates climb

Murder rates in Jackson have climbed to
record proportions. Over the last two weeks
there have been five murders in the city. Jack-
son Police Department reports that the in-
crease in violence, while a serious matter,
should not frighten citizens to the point of
not leaving their homes.

JPD encourages everyone to use a higher
degree of awareness when out in unfamaliar
parts of the city, or when you are out late at
night.

Sky Parade '97

The world famous Blue Angels will per-
form daring aerial stunts and vintage WWII
aircrafts will display a re-enactment of the
Pearl Harbor bombing during this annual air
show. The weekend will also showcase over
100 hot air balloons.

Sky Parade '97 will be held at the Jackson
International Airport Aug. 29 - Sept. 1.

NATIONAL

Mike Espy indicted

ABC News reported today that Mike Espy,
former Secretary of Agriculture under the
Clinton Administration, was indicted on 39
counts of wrong doing. These counts were a
result of Espy's taking illegal monies from
companies under his regulation. The indict-
ments listed that Espy attempted to cover
his wrong doings.

Espy admits that he was careless, but
claims that he is guilty of no wrong doing.

McVeigh gets new attorney

CNN reported today that convicted terror-
ist Timothy McVeigh would not be handled
by Attorney Stephen Jones during the appeal.
Robert Nye, a current member of McVeigh's
legal team will take over duties as lead attor-
ney.

Sojourner glimpses Mars sunset

NASA received its first pictures of the Mars
sunset from the Pathfinder mission on
Wednesday. The pictures showed blue clouds
and a beautiful "mountain top" sunset.

Diet-drug linked to another death

The Wall Street Journal reported another
death has been linked to the diet-drug Phen-
Fen. A 29-year old woman died of a lung dis-
order after taking the drug for just over three
weeks.

Researchers previously thought the drug
to have only long term negative affects, but
this latest death may prove for more find-
ings.

Phen-Fen is a prescription drug.

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house was stripped of electricity when a vandal cut eletrical lines to the house.

Vandalism strikes frat row

Cassie Sheldon

News Editor

When the dorms close each May, the
fraternity houses stay occupied with
Millsaps boys working, studying or
just hanging out in Jackson. Being
behind the gates of Millsaps and par-
taking of the Millsaps security is not
enough, though, to ensure complete
protection in Jackson.

This summer each fraternity was
riddled with vandalism, trespassing
and burglary, and as one member of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Bradley Sand-
ers, put it, "it has never happened
this bad in the past summers".

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater-
nity had a lawnmower and a weed
eater stolen from a locked shed on
July 16, and a month later found a
suspicious person roaming through
their house. This suspicious person
was not only found once, but three
times perusing the grounds and con-

tents of the house. Jason Pugh, an-
other member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity said that this man
referred to himself as "George".

On August 14, when one of these
instances with "George" occurred,
Millsaps security was called and the
man was escorted out of the Millsaps
gates.

Recently on the morning of Au-
gust 25, the phone wires and air con-
trol wires were cut at the Pi Kappa
Alpha house. In addition to this van-
dalism, twelve planks from the fence
that lines the yard of the Pi Kappa
Alpha house were stolen and the
door to their chapter room was bro-
ken from its hinges.

Andrew Neely, a Sophomore Pi
Kappa Alpha said of the incident, "1
don't know why these people are
constantly taking our stuff, it's not
worth much, and we try to keep it
locked up".

The Pi Kappa Alpha and Kappa
Sigma houses also had an unwelcome
visitor roaming through their house
at the end of July. Whether or not
this was the same "George" that the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon house discov-
ered is unknown.

The Kappa Sigma house also re-
ported a VCR stolen from one of the
fraternity members rooms and other
stereo equipment was stolen, but not
reported.

Ryan Haggard, a Sophomore mem-
ber of the Kappa Sigma fraternity
described one of the incidents in de-
tail.

Haggard said that their President,
John Atwood, came in and unlocked
his downstairs room and then went
upstairs for fifteen to twenty minutes.
When he returned to his room he no-
ticed that his wallet was folded dif-
ferently. After inspecting the room he

► See Vandalism on page 7

Technology faculty's top priority

Stephanie Yasinski

Staff Writer

In order to enhance the quality of
instruction, increase learning poten-
tial and develop our community of
learners, Millsaps will become a
leader in the use of educational tech-
nology. This was the vision the Tech-
nology Task Force (TTF), headed by
Dr. Connie Schimmel, formed in
September 1996.

In a memorandum from President
George Harmon, the specific charges
of the Task Force were stated as:

1. .To provide faculty and students
ready access to technology consis-
tent with the institutions with which
Millsaps wishes to be compared

2. To provide the faculty's currency
in technological pedagogical

skills.

3. To provide faculty and students
ready access to technological support
as needed

4. To accomplish the above in a cost
effective manner, both in terms of
initial phase-in and in terms of a way

. to overcome anticipated cyclical obso-
lescence.

On August 22, the Fall Faculty
Conference met to discuss how new
technology could be implemented
on the Millsaps campus. Dr. Connie
Schimmel, along with committee
members Mr. Collin Asmus, Dr. Joan
Cotter and Mr. Will Lamb, presented
their suggestions on how Millsaps
could try to achieve accessible up to
date technology on campus. The rec-
ommendations stated in the Tech-

nology Task Force Report were listed
as follows:

1. Establish systematic structural
changes to implement, and effi-
ciently accommodate changes in the
use of educational technology.

2. Provide explicit incentives for the
faculty, or at the very least remove
disincentives, for the infusion of edu-
cational technology into classroom
instruction.

3. Provide better integration of li-
brary resources and staff.

4. Establish a Faculty Instructional
Technology Center staffed with a di-
rector and knowledgeable students
who assist faculty on drop-in or ap-
pointment basis.

5. Increase technological resources
► See Technology on page 7

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997

NEWS 5

Building a better Millsaps one side at a time

Chad Young

Staff Writer

Anyone who has lived on the south-
ern part of the campus is familiar with
the bombardment of noise associated
with the everlasting presence of con-
struction. The constant drone of the
backhoe ripping up asphalt to lay
down power cables to fraternity houses
became a daily treat for everyone. And
we all will let out a cheer with the fin-
ishing touches on the extensive reno-
vations and construction to both Ezelle
Hall and the Lambda Chi Alpha house.
Peace at last, hallelujah, we have peace
at last!

Well, guess what folks? The famil-
iar sound of jackhammers and bulldoz-
ers in the morning is going to be mov-
ing to the north side of the campus
within the next couple of weeks. No
need for your extra 'load alarm clocks
anymore my fellow insomniacs, these
guys are always on time. With the
completion of the renovations on the
southern side of the campus, the demo-
lition of the current tennis courts and
the construction of a new set of courts
is scheduled to begin sometime next
week.

According to sources, it will take an
"estimated" three months for the final

Man BerryhW/l'&W

While the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house is the last of the construction on
the south side, construction on the north side of campus is just beginning.

completion of the new courts.

Perhaps the most exciting (and ex-
pensive) impending construction is
that of the new Student Activities Cen-
ter (SAC), which is set for
groundbreaking in October. This new
center is to be located next to the cur-

rent Physical Activity Center (PAC),
and will have facilities to fit everyone's
tastes. Among the list of amenities in-
cludes a basketball court, state-of-the-
art weight room, aerobics studio, and
a fitness area which will house such
equipment as treadmills, steppers, and

other cardio-vascular workout systems.
For those of you who have everything
but fitness on their minds, an all-new
grill will also be available in the com-
plex, ready to serve up a quick meal at
a moment's notice.

This new pit-stop will offer a vari-
ety of menu choices that any connois-
seur of fine foods can be proud of.
These luxuries will not come without
a price though. Throughout the con-
struction process, the area surround-
ing the site will be closed, including
the road that links the north and south
sides of the campus.

Administration does promise that
either the road will be cleared of equip-
ment at night for student traffic, or the
south gate will once again be open all
night. But beware, the completion
date for the SAC will be anywhere from
15-18 months away.

There are even more construction
highlights on the distant horizon.
Plans are in motion to construct a
woman's softball field, enhance the
football stadium, and renovate both
Galloway and Franklin halls.

While there is always inconvenience
during construction times, the admin-
istration has promised to make every
attempt at making the process easy.

Coping with the loss of a student:

Thomas Wintz's untimely death has affected both his friends and those who did not know him

Candace Carlisle

Managing Editor

During the past summer vacation, Millsaps suffered a tragedy,
when Thomas Wintz passed away in a head-on car accident. To make
this situation worse, the students did not find out about this trag-
edy at the same time due to the summer vacation.

Some of Millsaps students learned of the tragedy just recently as
returning students moved into their dorms. This delay caused new
wounds to be open and old wounds to be reopened as students
tried to cope with this loss.

Wintz would have been a sophomore this year, returning to a
school which his mother stated as being one of the best things to
ever happen to him. Friends of Wintz think fondly of him when
they hear the phrase, "I'm on a mission." It was something of a
trademark to Wintz, something that might describe his entire life.

Wintz was a dedicated individual - dedicated to whatever task he
took on. Working in Student Affairs, Wintz touched the lives of
both faculty and students, always able to lift a spirit with a smile or
chase away boredom with a joke. His trademark ensemble - t-shirt
tucked into the running shorts, tennis shoes laced tightly and all
complete with a baseball cap - made him a most recognizable per-
son no matter where he was.

Allyson Duncan, a junior, fondly remembers the "crazy" times
that she spent with him. She never laughed as hard as she laughed
with him. It was only fitting, then, that one of the speakers at Wintz's
funeral close with a joke.

"Thomas would have laughed," said Duncan.

This is the third time in three years that Millsaps has lost a stu-
dent. The pain and grief associated with loss seems to grasp every-
one, not just those who knew the individual. It is comforting, then,
to know that as people cope with loss, there is always someone
nearby to help.

Wintz's mother visits his grave everyday. Some students visit his
memory everyday. Thomas liked people; He would have liked all of
the visitors as well.

9* 0 ?o*tdeat Tft&H&ity o£

To An Athlete Dying Young

A. E. Housman

The time you won you twon the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.

Today, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.

Smart lad, to slip betimes away
from fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.

Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears:

Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honors out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.

So set, before it echoes fade,
the fleet foot on the sill of shade,
And hold t6 the low lintel up
The still-defended challenge-cup

And round that early-laureled head
Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,
And find unwithered on its curls
The garland briefer than a girl's.

Taken from Untermeyer, Louis, editor.
Treasury of Favorite Poems. Harcourt, Brace
and Company, Inc: New York. 1945.

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Unraveling the mysteries behind tenure:

The process which guarantees job security to many college professors across nation analyzed

Cassie Sheldon of a school is basically saying, "You view, this committee meets again to guishes them as worthy practi

News Editor

Millsaps students come and go each
year, leaving the college life behind to
pursue their individual aspirations. But
while this perpetual cycle is taking
place, a vital piece of the education
puzzle is left to continue another cycle:
the professors who remain at the col-
lege to pursue their own distinct in-
tentions.

Millsaps is a keen and personal in-
stitution, where teachers know about
their students lives and accomplish-
ments, but what do the students know
about their teachers? Do the students
know what measures can be taken with
their teachers in order to propel them
toward artistic freedom in the class-
room?

A distinction among teachers that
speaks of achievement and capability
is a process called tenure, and it is an
aspect of education that Millsaps stu-
dents are not often aware of. This pro-
cess plays a hand in determining edu-
cation for students by awarding teach-
ers security in their career which, in
turn, keeps them teaching. By grant-
ing a teacher tenure the administration

of a school is basically saying, "You
need not worry about the restriction
of freedom in your classroom; you
have proven yourself worthy of ex-
pressing the ideas you deem fulfilling
to your students."

When a teacher is hired at Millsaps
they are hired on either a tenure tract
or a non-tenure tract. This means there
is a possibility that Millsaps College
will make a long-term investment in
that teacher years down the road. This
road comes to a fork after three years
when the Committee on Promotion
and Tenure conducts a mid-tenure re-
view of that tenure-tract teacher. This
committee is made up of five Millsaps
professors: Dr. Allen Bishop (Chemis-
try), chair, Dr. David Davis (History),
Dr. Michael Mitias (Philosophy), Dr.
Stephen Black (Psychology) and Dr.
David Culpepper (Business). This com-
mittee rotates every three years, and
the responsibilities of this committee
are to thoroughly investigate a tenure-
tract candidate by reviewing student
evaluations, peer recommendations,
classroom activity and outside-the-
classroom accomplishments.

Three years after the mid-tenure re-

view, this committee meets again to
evaluate a tenure candidate, a total of
six years into a teacher's career. This is
the point when tenure may be granted.
The committee combines the mid-ten-
ure information with the student and
peer evaluations of the most recent
three years and decides whether or not
a candidate is worthy of tenure. This
decision is relayed to the Dean of the
college who then relays his decision to
the President of the college who dis-
cusses it with the Board of Trustees,
after which tenure is either granted or
denied.

Dr. Allen Bishop, chairman of the
committee says that "Yes, the president
does have the last say, but the work and
research done by the Committee of
Promotion and Tenure is a vital deter-
minant". He also says that it is a "very
fair and efficient process involving
peers, students and genuine work and
accomplishments. "

Tenure is an effort by the adminis-
tration to commit to worthy and
proven teachers, teachers who need to
be kept at an institution of higher
learning such as Millsaps. Tenure is an
honor among teachers that distin-

guishes them as worthy practitioners
of education among college students.

Recently, though, the tenure process
has been scrutinized by different
higher education board members of
Mississippi. Some of them feel that
while the tenure process is a valid form
of job security, it should be reevaluated
and possibly reformed for the eight
major universities in Mississippi to
ensure teaching efficiency. As for
Millsaps, though, the process has
worked in the past and as evidence in
the stringent methods to procure ten-
ure for certain teachers, it is in a state
of constant reform.

What does this mean to the teach-
ers that receive this honor, though?
This past year, English professor Dr.
Gregory Miller was granted tenure.
When asked to reflect on this landmark
in his career he said, "It's humbling,
the expression of confidence, but there
is a great feeling of freedom of inquiry
and expression". By granting teachers
long-term security through tenure they
feel as though it is "safe to think here-
this is a place where you can write,
think and speak freely" as Dr. Miller
puts it.

Broadening the fields of Study

Special tn the I'toW

Millsaps offers several study abroad programs which offer students
the chance to study a culture first hand and get the full learning
experience. In Costa Rica, above, studetns with at least one year
Spanish experience were able to live with host families as they
studied. There weekends were free for exploring other cities and
general sightseeing. Students who travelled to Europe, right, toured
the great continent taking in examples of its vastly different cultures.

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NEWS 7

► Vandalism from page 4.

Vandals have terrorized fraternity row over
the summer

found his VCR stolen and a lock box dishev-
eled. Luckily, there was nothing of any value
in the box.

The burglary spree hit the Kappa Alpha
house on July 1 8, when a weed eater, a leaf
blower and stereo were stolen from the
house. No signs of forced entry were found,
though.

Two weeks later a concrete projectile was
thrown through the large, newly installed
window in the middle of the Kappa Alpha
house. When asked how much it would cost
to replace this window, Tyler Walton quoted
a price of $2,000.

At the Lambda Chi Alpha house every
window has been broken along the back of
the house facing West Street. These windows
were just recently installed this summer with

the construction of the new wing to the
house.

One of the questions raised regarding this
plethora of crime during the summer has
been, what reasons are there for the surge of
crime?

Stephen Johns, a Senior member of the Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity believes that it does
have something to do with the amount of
construction that has been going on across
the campus.

"The amount of nonstudents around fra-
ternity row could have had something to do
with the amount of vandalism and stolen
property" he commented.

So what should be done about fraternity
row and the amount of crime that has been
occurring in the past months?

Hugh Gamble, a Senior member of the
Kappa Alpha fraternity said that, "Generally
what security has told us to do is type up a
report of what's been stolen and turn it in."

Security has record of all the reported in-
cidents along fraternity row this summer,
twenty-one to be exact.

When asked what he thought of all the
reported incidents on the campus this sum-
mer, Director of Campus Security, Wayne
Miller, commented that, "it appears to be so
high because it has all happened over a three
month time span."

While this is true, the fact remains that
twenty-one incidents occurred in seventy
days, that is 2.1 incidents per week.

Security has no leads to report at this time,
but have commented that they are doing
everything they can to ensure the safety of
the students.

Anyone who sees a suspicious figure on
campus should contact the Millsaps Cam-
pus Safety office immediately at extension
1234.

Security is staffed in the basement of
Sanderson dormitory. Additional security
huts are located at both the North Gate and
the South Gate. The South Gate hut closes
at 2 a.m.

Early morning views

While most students are either still comfortably tucked
away in their beds, or just awakening after a good nights
sleep, the staff of Millsaps has already begun their day -
preparing for another day with students.

► Technology

from page 4

for students which include, immedi-
ate wiring of all dorms for Internet use
and increase in the number of student
labs with 24 hour student access.
6. Establish a collaborative technol-
ogy acquisition and distribution plan
which institutes frequent computer soft-
ware upgrades and a permanent hardware
replacement cycle.

"If we can help be an impetus for a
faster change it will be worth while,"
said Schimmel.

Cotter added that, "It's time to end
the chaos and begin a collaborative sys-
tematic approach to the use of tech-
nology at Millsaps."

After the TTF presentation Dr. Su-
san Bonefas, Director of Instructional
Technology for Associated Colleges of
the South, proceeded with a presenta-
tion using the World Wide Web to
show faculty how they could imple-
ment technology into classrooms. Di-
rect examples were shown in classics,
management, economics, and religious
studies.

So while the morning was visionary,

the afternoon was based on present
use. To add humor after lunch, the
Performing Arts Conference performed
many short operatic songs and dances.
One in particular poked fun at Al
Bishop, Director of Academic Comput-
ing.

After the humor, demonstrations
were given by Al Bishop, College Li-
brarian Jim Parks, Coordinator of De-
velopment in Academic Computing
Jim Purser, and the Chair of Modern
Languages Dr. Robert Quinn on what
can be done now to achieve new tech-
nological advancements at Millsaps.

Finally in the end, the faculty broke
up into five working groups of 20 each
to brainstorm ways to improve tech-
nology on campus for students and
faculty.

Dr. Michael Galchinsky, Chair of the
Faculty Development Committee, said,
"this might be as large a shift in the
way we do things on campus as the
core curriculum was in the past, but it
is going to be a long term process. Even
though students may not see changes

right away they need to know changes
are in the works."

Tom Rast, Director of Computer Ser-
vices discussed changes that have al-
ready occurred. A few examples are
speedier processing in Sullivan Harrell
Lab, due to a new Alpha NT Servers.
New South which is a test of interest,
has a network based system optional
to students. This means that students
in new south could receive access to
the Internet with graphics, without
dialing out, at in a faster process than
ordered services. By the end of the fall
semester every teacher should have a
home page on the WWW where their
syllabus and other information of in-
terest to their class can be attained.

To make sure that Millsaps contin-
ues to push forward^ with the recom-
mendations made by the TTF, a second
task force was formed called the Infor-
mation Technology Task (ITF) . It is
headed by Dr. Hugh Parker, Dean of
the Else School of Management. Dr.
Parker says a calendar of events is in
the works.

Changes in Millsaps
Technology

• Computer Science is now

an independent depart-
ment chaired by Dr.
adnrew Royappa.

• A cable system with large

capacity was installed Tor
campus-wide broadcast-
ing.

• On-line resources and

training are available in
the library.

• The Keck grant money has

been used to provide the
sciences with a multime-
dia lab and summer
traininq sessions for
selected faculty.

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NEWS 9

Hurst

from page 1 .

jason Hurst

The cause of death according to the
initial autopsy was a blow to the head
resulting in brain swelling. This au-
topsy was performed by the state medi-
cal examiner Emily Ward and was used
in a Jackson police internal investiga-
tion that cleared the three police offic-
ers on the case of all wrongdoing. A
second autopsy, however, cited homi-
cide caused by asphyxiation as the
cause of death. This autopsy was per-
formed by Atlanta pathologist Kris
Sperry, hired by the Hurst family.

After the incident, Jason's parents,
Larry and Colleen Hurst of Metairie,
Louisiana, filed a lawsuit against the

police department policy-makers and
the Jackson police officers who sub-
dued their son.

"We were looking for policy
changes," stated Jason's mother Col-
leen.

The policy that went under attack
was the use of the "hog-tying" tech-
nique in which offenders' hands are
handcuffed to their feet, leaving the
person lying On the ground, com-
pletely helpless. This method is a com-
mon practice of the Jackson police de-
partment.

After three years in court, the City
of Jackson offered the Hurst family a
settlement of $100,000.

Andrew Hurst, Jason's 19 year old
brother, states, "The City offered a
settlement of money. Money can't and
won't bring happiness. Life is what
brings joy and happiness."

The settlement is under review by
the family and their lawyer, and a de-
cision should be reached in the upcom-
ing weeks.

According to President George
Harmon, the suit will in no way in-
volve Millsaps College

President George Harmon, "Al-
though Millsaps College has never
been involved with the trial, we have
always tried to comfort the family in
anyway we could and we have noth-
ing but sympathy for them."

Time to get reacquainted

► Smith

Brian berryhill/l'dW

One of the best parts of coming back to school is getting to catch up
on the lives of friends you haven't seen in three months. While
freshmen are looking to meet new people, upperclassmen (like
those pictured above) are more interested in those friends they have
already made.

from page 1

Dean Smith vows to be as accessible to
students as possible

of the college. He said he will work
closely with the Associate Deans and
other faculty members to "maintain
the excellence that is already here at
Millsaps and improve upon it."

Dean Smith made it clear that he
wants all students and faculty to know
that he has an open door policy. He
has already been in contact with Noble
Black, President of the Student Body
Association, on how to keep lines of
communication open between him
and the entire student body.

While at Carnegie Mellon Dean
Smith would speak and eat lunch,
three times a semester, with individual
students and leaders to gather their
thoughts and ideas about what he
could improve on. Dean Smith and
Black have been collaborating on or-
ganizing similar meetings with the stu-
dents at Millsaps. Black stated that he
is "very excited to have him at Millsaps
and that he is full of new ideas." Black
also mentioned the fact that he is
pleased that Dean Smith has a priority
of being accessible to students.

Dean Smith's old colleagues at

Carnegie Mellon described Dean Smith
as a "man who will seek first to under-
stand, and then act collaboratively to
achieve consensus among his constitu-
ents."

President Harmon also had plenty
of good things to say about Dean Smith
last Thursday at the Fall Faculty Con-
ference. In his speech he proclaimed
that "we are most fortunate to have
attracted an individual like [him] to
carry on the outstanding academic tra-
dition that has been the hallmark of
Millsaps College."

One thing in particular that Presi-
dent Harmon spoke about with enthu-
siasm concerning Dean Smith was
Smith's "knowledge in implementing
technology in education. ...because he
understands and places a great deal of
importance in the adoption of technol-
ogy in any educational environment-
but specifically in a liberal arts context.

Nine hundred and seventy-eight
miles traveled and Dean Smith says he
is very enthusiastic about being at
Millsaps, that it "feels right, but only
time will tell how right it feel."

Dean Richard stands behind his chair,
as he eagerly listens to two students.
While Smith has some big shoes to fill,
most people feel that he is more than
capable of the job.

1

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1 997

Features
Editor

Where's
my bowling
alley?

I first heard about the new bowling alley
last semester. An enthusiastic sophomore
told me in March that, along with the much-
needed Ezelle dorm renovations such as sepa-
rate shower stalls and removal of that hor-
rid stench that the dorm is known for, ad-
ministration planned to build a bowling al-
ley.

It sounded so ridiculous, so absurd, so bi-
zarre... so Millsaps. I kept hearing wild tales
of underground digging and installation of
hardwood floors. At least 10 people kept me
abreast of the latest developments. Even with
my skepticism, I quickly got excited, envi-
sioning Saturday night bowling without
greasy high school kids and stinky bikers.

So, I was suitably pumped up when I came
back last Monday. I only average 100 points
a game, but here was a perfect opportunity
to improve my bowling skills and impress
the ladies. With the polyester, butterfly-col-
lar shirts and multi-colored shoes that stu-
dent bowlers would (no doubt) be required
to wear, I'd become a babe magnet. What
woman can resist a man who dresses like an
unsuccessful pimp?

My hopes were boosted by the security
hut's destruction. Millsaps moved Security
Headquarters away from Fraternity Row
(where vandalism and underage drinking are
rampant) to the Sanderson basement; con-
siderably less criminal activity occurs on the
North End. If administration did that, I
thought, surely they built a bowling alley. A
student even insisted that he'd seen it.

I was genuinely crushed when people be-
gan telling me the obvious truth: the lanes
hadn't been built. It couldn't be true. In des-
peration, I checked it out with a sophomore
friend. The alley simply wasn't there.

Instead, there was a new car smell, clean
rooms, walls that weren't covered with graf-
fiti, and surveillance cameras around every
corner.

Not only had they not built my cherished
alley, they'd destroyed everything I'd loved
to hate about Ezelle. There wasn't even mil-
dew on the carpet.

So I grinned upon hearing that a water
main had burst in Ezelle, remembering
fondly when water flooded my Ezelle room
whenever it rained. In fact, I laughed ma-
niacally... to myself.

By not putting a bowling alley in the
dorm, Millsaps ruined a chance at greatness.
By keeping Ezelle user un-friendly, at least
they've kept it unique.

YAHOO: Major
renovations enliven
scuzzy former
freshman dorm,
including the addition
of handicapped-
accessible rooms,
clean furniture and a
computer lab. But
will the new Ezelle
truly replace the old?

Walter Biggins

Features Editor

A section of Ezelle Hall was lov-
ingly dubbed the "Dungeon" by its
residents. The moniker fit the entire
dorm. The stench, graffiti, grimy
carpets and occasional flooding
caused by laje-night pipe bursts re-
minded one of Alcatraz. For years,
these elements gave first-year males
plenty of darkly humorous stories to
share with friends.

All that changed when Ezelle Hall
underwent a massive renovation last
school year. When the dust cleared
and the dirt settled, Ezelle emerged
as a completely different dorm. Now,
Ezelle has 65 rooms, with each floor
equipped with two handicapped-ac-
cessible dorm rooms. The lobby fur-
niture includes new couches, tables
and a big screen television. An el-
evator has been added.

"I love it," said junior Mary
Katherine Black, an Ezelle resident
assistant. "It's a little small, but the
temperature gauge and controls more
than make up for it."

Even though this is her first year
living in Ezelle, however, Black re-
members a darker period in the hall's
history.

"Ezelle before was disgusting, even
from the outside," she added. "It's
so much nicer now. I'm really im-
pressed with the work they've done."

As a former resident, junior Vanh
Luangphakdy also recalls fun times
in Ezelle.

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The plentiful number of security cameras planted on EzeHe walls will keep the
scum of the universe from entering the dorm without resident permission. Of
course, if sleaze is allowed inside its doors, Ezelle will be the same as it ever was.

"Bugs, flooding... My room
flooded twice," Luangphakdy re-
members. I reminisce with him, re-
calling that water was an inch deep
in my dorm room every time it
rained.

"The bathrooms did it [flooded] a
few times, too," the junior said.

Luangphakdy's resident assistant
that year, senior Lee Davis, remem-
bers a similar incident, although one
not caused by poor maintenance.

"One night, I awoke to find a wa-
terfall in my closet," Davis wrote to
me. "The bathroom had been
clogged with toilet paper and over-
flown out into the halls, into rooms
and down their closets."

Student Housing Director Anita
Sumrall sees the Ezelle renovation as
part of a five-year plan that includes
the now-completed construction of
New South Hall and Galloway Hall
remodeling.

"The college felt that the dorm was
in dire need of renovation," Sumrall
said. "They ripped out everything."

Even though input came from
administrators like President George
Harmon and Charles Hardy, vice-
president of Business Affairs, Sumrall
pointed out that student feedback
was also crucial.

"That's where we got the com-
puter lab idea from," she empha-

sized. "We updated the wiring.
Eventually, by the end of the year,
we hope to have internet access with
graphics [in Ezelle). "

Ezelle's security measures also re-
ceived extensive upgrades. Renova-
tors installed security cameras and
exterior card readers, so that non-
residents cannot enter the dorm.

"There were supposed to be two
[outdoor) phones," Sumrall claimed,
so that non-residents could call a resi-
dent for permission to enter Ezelle.
The phones haven't been installed.

Another problem, reminiscent of
old times, surfaced last Friday. A
water main burst, depriving Ezelle
residents of water for several hours.
Still, past residents recall Ezelle days
as good days.

"It was the funnest year I've had
at Millsaps," Luangphakdy claims.
"The living community was great,
and everyone in the hall were
friends."

Even Davis's late-night flooding
showed a positive side.

"[Junior] Chad Gardner and other
residents quickly woke up the resi-
dents and helped to mop up the wa-
ter," concludes Davis. "Residents
went room to room helping mop up
their neighbor's headache. This
teamwork brought the guys closer
together."

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997

FEATURES 1 1

Millsaps' new Director of
Admissions looks forward
to an exciting first year at
the college

Uvon Tucker

Features Editor

"Last year, I had more dinners with people
aged 20-22 than I did with people my own
age," said the new Director of Admissions,
Mr. Richard McDonald, in a candid interview
last Friday.

McDonald, originally from Kansas City,
MO, was a Political Science major at
Vanderbilt University, with a minor in Lin-
guistics. He then did graduate work in Lin-
guistics at the University of Hawaii.

McDonald comes to Mill-saps from
Vanderbilt, where he spent 2 years working
in the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sci-
ence. He then worked for 1 7 years in the
Admissions Department.

When asked why he chose to come to
Millsaps, he expressed that he felt it was time
for a change in his life, and Millsaps had a
great reputation. In addition, he was already
well acquainted with some members of the
Admissions Staff, and believes that the staff
at Millsaps is an excellent one, He was also
pleased to be coming to a smaller school, stat-
ing, "In order to do this job well, you have
to truly get to know the students."

McDonald has only been in Jackson since
the beginning of August, but he is already
becoming very familiar with the Millsaps
community. He also appreciates the atmo-
sphere at Millsaps, which he believes is very
friendly compared to other places. He feels
that "it's easier to get to know each other."

Certainly a change from his work at
Vanderbilt, where the average freshman class
was approximately 1 500, and the enrollment
of the entire university was approximately
10,000. However, he believes that most of
the college issues that he dealt with at
Vanderbilt are the same here, but on a smaller
scale. Because most of his work at Vanderbilt
dealt with recruiting students for the Liberal
Arts School, almost all aspects of his job here
at Millsaps are the same. "You still want to
make sure you get the students you want

Richard McDonald

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The new Director of Admissions, Richard
McDonald, describes his trip to China two
summers ago.

each year."

The major differences, according to
McDonald, are the smaller class size, and
working at a school that is slowly becoming
recognized on a national scale. Although he
has had to make some adjustments, he pre-
fers the smaller class size, citing a greater
opportunity to recruit students on a personal
basis. McDonald currently expresses no re-
grets to his move to Millsaps, saying that he
has thoroughly enjoyed his first month here.

A self-proclaimed workaholic, McDonald
likes job-related travel. Two summers ago,
he traveled to China with an entourage of
other college admissions teams from across
the country. While in China, the group at-
tended several seminars and also spent time
visiting various Chinese universities and
high schools. They also talked to the Stu-
dents and did some recruiting work.

McDonald also enjoys spending time with
students. A bachelor, he prefers to interact
with the students, and is enthusiastic about
meeting as many members of the Millsaps
Community as possible, simply because, "I
may have some gray hairs, but the students
are more fun than people my own age!"

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1970
1972

1981

1982

1983
1992

1994

Dr. Edward Collins became President of Millsaps.

The construction of the Millsaps Holiday Inn (lo-
cated at the present-day site of the Cabot Lodge)
neared completion, and plans for a Texaco station
awaited city approval.

A newly proposed Degree Requirement would re-
quire

completion of 120 hours, proficiency in written En-
glish, and the following core:

• Three hours of Behavioral Science courses

• Six hours of Fine Arts & Physical Education
courses

• Six hours of Literature courses

• Nine hours of Natural Science courses, from two
different departments

• Three hours of Religion & Philosophy courses

• Nine hours of Social Science Courses

In addition, the BA degree would require 1 1 hours
of a foreign language, and the BS would require an
additional 3 hours of a third science.

Visitation was expanded to six hours on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, with four hours on weekdays.
In addition, second semester Freshman women were
granted a midnight curfew, and sophomore women
were granted self-regulated hours, with parental per-
mission

Soccer became a varsity sport, and the team
played their first NCAA match against Northeast-
ern Louisiana. The team lost, 11-0.

The first year of the Adult Learning Program en-
rolled 44 students, ranging in age from 24 to 69.

Good Housekeeping ranked Millsaps one of the
Ten Best Colleges in the South in a scarcely scien-
tific poll in which they asked 50 Southern women
which college "they would pick for their sons and
daughters."

The Tennis Team ranked third in the NCAA Di-
vision III Tournament. 5 players won Ail-Ameri-
can Awards, and coach Jim Montgomery was named
runner-up "Coach of the Year."

Over $200,000 was spent renovating Bacot Hall,
which was slowly being torn apart by the notori-
ous "Yazoo Clay" that was used to base the founda-
tion. The renovations turned Bacot into the four-
wing dormitory it is today.

ODK elected first woman president.

Five members of the Millsaps Majors football
team were named to the All-SCAC team.

Women's volleyball was added to the sports pro-
gram.

The "Trends" line was added by Food Services.
The line originally catered to low-fat and vegetar-
ian diets.

New weights and exercise equipment were pur-
chased for student use in the PAC.

Access control card readers were installed in
Franklin and Galloway Halls.

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12 FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND

earning cars stretched from Olin Hall

tate Street. Sweating parents helped

their nervous children drag couches,

boxes and trunks up stairs. Administra-

tors on golf carts whizzed across the cam-

pus, eager to lend a helping hand. Such

was the scene on August 23, when the

freshmen found their way to Millsaps

College.

Class of 2001 :

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FEATURES 13

ipftsspsiia

The parking lot was no
longer bare after last
weekend's mass move-
in of freshmen. Cars
covered the previously
vacant lot and students
and parents alike made
trip after trip between
cars and rooms to
prepare the new
students for campus
life. While parking was
hectic due to the mere
number of vehicles,
most people agreed that
this was the most
coordinated year yet.

Adele Dauphin (right),
a Perspectives Leader,
helps a freshman with
the moving in process.
Perspective leaders were
on hand all day to help
their students get
acquainted with the
campus.

A Freshmen listen as Perspective leaders and school
officials welcome them to Millsaps. After the meeting
in the bowl, freshmen broke into their Perspective
groups for an orientation session.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1997

C (ass of 2001:
A freshman

ODYSSEY

From Page 13

The incoming freshman came by car,
truck, train, plane and U-Haul. Coming from
all over the country, and occasionally out-
side of it, this class is one of the most di-
verse in Millsaps history. But why did they
come in the first place?

"It's a combination of academics and ath-
letics," said Geoffrey King, a freshman from
New Albany, MS. "I play golf and I'm here
to save the golf program."

Of course, King later admitted that he
regularly shoots about 75, and he wants to
"just stay alive with a good g.p.a."

His roommate, Brad Rogers, also hails
from New Albany; he's excited about the
basketball program, citing it as a major rea-
son for coming. Brad's mother, Margaret,
has different stan-
dards in mind for her
son.

"I think he should
be worried about his
classes," emphasized
Mrs. Rogers. She
quickly added that
"it's a good school,
we're Methodist and
we know the basket-
ball coach."

Freshman Collin
Glidewell, from
Brandon, Ms., was
genuinely worried

about his courses.

"I just hope I can
the courses I'm signed up for,"

handle all
Glidewell said

Freshmen like Joe Wang, from Madison,
Ms., kept the academics on top from the very
beginning. Although interested in Millsaps'
good biology reputation, he expressed inter-
est in everything from philosophy to English.

Others came due to family tradition.
Millsaps 1970 Alum Robert Ward and his wife
Candy, '71, moved their son Rob into Gallo-
way.

"The whole process is going very
smoothly," said the elder Robert. "When I
moved into Ezelle in September of 1966,
there was no process.
Of course, there was
no cable or MCI, ei-
ther. We just came
and moved in."

Checking in in-
volved much more
than moving into
dorm rooms. Before
students even began
moving in, they were
given a checklist of
items to check in
their rooms. They
had to make sure
that all furniture,
light fixtures, and
windows were not
missing or damaged in any way.

Then, they had to sign the checklist and
return it to the Check-in Lobby. After that,
they went through a line to sign up for their
phone service and cable, and were given their
Post Office box keys.

The class of 2001 moved into the rooms
of Franklin, Bacot, and Galloway Halls that
morning (and afternoon!) with the assistance
of the Parents' Council, Resident Assistants,
Perspectives Leaders, and men from the
Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha fra-
ternities.

The general consensus of everyone in-
volved was that the process was a very
smooth one. Jerry' Sheldon, Head of the
Parent's Council on Move-In Day, said, "Ev-
erything is going much more smoothly and
the lines aren't as long as last year. I do wish
we had more fraternity men helping,
though."

Other members of the Parents' Council
identified the major problems encountered.
Mickey Akers stated, "The big problem is that
there aren't a lot of parking spaces near the
buildings."

Doug Stone added, "Another problem is
some freshman coming in with as many as
three cars filled with stuff." Both Akers and
Stone agreed, though, that the process was
going very smoothly and more efficiently
than in years past.

"The Parents Council is wonderful, hand-
ing out Cokes and flyers," said David Sneed,
Associate Dean of Students. "We work bet-
ter with parents [than in past years], but we
always have challenges."

Both resident assistants and Perspectives
leaders grinned knowingly when dazed fresh-
men wandered around campus. The fresh-
man parents looked and behaved like tour-
ists, walking around campus in sunglasses,
taking pictures, with befuddled expressions
on their faces. Even if they didn't look like
tourists, a returning student could always
identify a freshman parent if they stared for
a second, blinked repeatedly and asked di-
rections to the Wesson Health Center.

Even those parents who were Millsaps al-
ums themselves bore expressions of surprise,
as they identified new structures, and often
reminisced fondly of how the campus looked
when they were freshman years ago.

Patrick Cooper, the Resident Life Coordi-
nator for the North Campus was very im-
pressed with how well everything was go-
ing; and enthusiastically gave credit to "a
wonderful staff."

That staff includes people like sophomore
John Suggs, a Galloway R.A. "I've already
met most of them [this year's freshmen], and
we're getting along great!" Suggs cheerfully
exclaimed. "I expect
terrific things out of
the hall in the Fresh-
man Special Olym-
pics."

He added: "As a
freshman, I wanted
to be like my R.A.,
Mike McCown."
Junior McCown, bet-
ter known to his
friends as "Roach",
has an interesting
perspective on this
year's move-in. He
begins his second
year as an R.A. this
week.

Both students and parents were invited to
the Perspectives welcoming in the bowl. This
is where it really begins to sink in that life is
going to change.

"It's basically the same, except it's going a
lot smoother," said McCown. "The fresh-
men that are moving in are a lot smoother,"
he added with a smile.

It has been a wild week for the new Fresh-
man class at Millsaps College; one filled with
many memories and new experiences. After
spending a few days completely confused,
this class of 2001 is already starting to find
its niche.

And it is only the beginning of a four-year
odyssey in their lives that is known as "The
Millsaps Experience."

The Millsaps Parents
Association organized
the smoothest move-in
day in several years.
Most parents who are
moving a child to col-
lege for the first time
were greatful to have
"experienced" parents
to aid in the process.

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FEATURES 15

The Perspective leader's skits on Saturday night spoke on several topics, such as the threat of dat : rape as
in the above skit featuring Jason Jolly and Jenny Kellum.

Parents have to struggle on mov-in day to fight back tears over their child leaving home. Above, a
mother contemplates how to set up her daughter's room while tears begin to swell in her eyes.

Who is the
Class of
2001?

STUDENTS ENROLLED:
Number of freshmen enrolled: 303
Number of transfer students enrolled: 48
1 996 Number of freshman students enrolled: 293

SECONDARY SCHOOL BACKGROUNDS:
Public schools: 64%
Religious/ parochial schools: 1 9%
Independent private schools: 1 7%
1 996 Public schools: 59%
/ 996 Religious/parochial schools: 24%
1996 Independent private schools: 17%

GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND:
In-state: 48%
Out-of-state: 52%
1996 In-state: 44%
1 996 Out-of-state: 56%

BY RACE:
White: 88%
African-American: 6%
Asian: 3%
Other: 3%
1 996 White: 86%
1 996 African-American: 6%
1 996 Asian: 4%
1996 Other: 4%

BY GENDER:
Male: 47%
Female: 53%

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
Methodist: 26%
Catholic: 26%
Baptist: 26%
Episcopal: 9%
Presbyterian: 4%
Other: 9%
1 996 Methodist: 28%
1 996 Catholic: 29%
1 996 Baptist: 22%
1 996 Episcopal: 7%
1 996 Presbyterian: 4%
1 996 Other: 1 0%

HONORS & DISTINCTIONS:
32 valedictorians and salutatorians
38 valedictorians and salutatorians in 1 996
26 student govt./class presidents
21 student govt./class presidents in 1996
96 student govt./class officers
76 student govt./class officers in 1996
1 70 National Honor Society members
/ 13 National Honor Society members in 1 996
63 varsity team captains
53 varsity team captains in 1 996
62 club/organization presidents
47 club /organization presidents in 1996
1 03 church youth leaders
1 30 church youth leaders in 1 996

This move-in day was especially hot, even without the hard work of carrying heavy boxes up flights of
stairs. Two gentleman take rest in the bowl after moving in another member of their family.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997

With Love: Rachel from Hungary

Staff
Writer

Introductions first: My name is Rachel Barham,
and I am a Millsaps junior majoring in music and
European Studies. In July, I began a six-month pe-
riod of study in Europe: first with the Millsaps Sum-
mer Abroad program (an excellent way to experi-
ence Europe, and open to any Millsaps student!),
and now with the ACS Semester in Central Europe,
which unfortunately will no longer be offered af-
ter this year, so I hear.

This first article will be the hardest, because I have
to try to sum up my entire summer of study in a
short amount of space. I will try to pick the high-
lights.

"You are the foreigner." I can still hear my high
school choir director's voice in a lecture before we
left for Europe four years ago, and again two years

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Walter Biggins

ago. I maintain that this is the most important thing for
any traveler to remember. The fact that the menu has
English translations does not mean that there will be a
cheeseburger on it, and if all you want is cheeseburgers,
tap water with ice, dollars, and air conditioning, you
should - to put it simply - stay home.

The Millsaps students who were in my classes in Eu-
rope this summer made fun of me for adamantly declar-
ing that I am a student, not a tourist. However, I firmly
believe that being a tourist is a state of mind.

A tourist takes a flash picture of the Winged Victory in
the Louvre and then runs on to the next thing (either
the Venus de Milo or the Mona Lisa) without taking time
even to look at the magnificent sculpture from any other
angle but the one closest to the entrance point.

A tourist takes flash pictures during a worship service
in a church. A tourist thinks that no one in a foreign
country speaks his/her native language, but that every-
one should.

In my first class in England and France, Dr. Olivia's
"Modernist Writers and the Classical Tradition," we had
an informal contest to see which museum or site had the
worst audio guides. I think the one at Stonehenge won;
it had sheep sounds in the background and was, for the
most part, designed for people with an education lower
than eighth grade. We decided that audio guides, while
often informative, destroy the atmosphere of a place.

with Dr. Michael Veum

Features Editor

For the past week, I've been confusing Dr. Michael
Veum ("It's pronounced Vee-Um," he says, "like 'mu-
seum.'") for a freshman. I've seen him walking briskly
and talking with students. Wearing earrings, hooded
sweatshirts and comfy slacks, Veum seems perfectly at
home in his surroundings, even though he grew up in
Oak Park, Illinois.

So who can blame me for not knowing that he's the
new Physics professor? Unless you're a Physics major,
you probably didn't realize that the lanky guy with the
buzz cut and Technicolor glasses could be teaching your
"Introductory Physics" course, either. He's 29, amiable
and chatty. He's so talkative, in fact, that my interview
with him veered quickly from post-doctoral work to
drumming, and I forgot my original questions.

He gets the job...

"I have a year of high school experience, and I worked
for two years as a teacher's assistant., but this is my first
real teaching position. I'm coming here with the atti-
tude that this is where I want to stay...

The physics job market is pretty competitive, so I feel
pretty lucky. I figured I'd have to do a couple of post-
doctoral jobs before I got a teaching position. When I
got this job, I thought, 'well, dreams can come true.'"

He gets acquainted...

"I'm worried about dealing with the summers. I'm
eager to figure out the culture here. I'd never been in
the state of Mississippi. The farthest south I've been in
Memphis, Tennessee. The part I like best is saying that
i'm going to teach in Jackson, Ms.' and watch the reac-
tions."

He plays drums...

"I'm a self-taught musician. I play drums and I play
guitar. Since I started my thesis, I haven't played drums
at all but I'm hoping to change that. I don't think I can
play drums in the apartment complex I'm in, so I'm
trying to find a private space.

HD, a Modernist writer whom we studied, as-
serted that the best way to learn Greek tragedy
was to get out into nature, something that is
common to the ancient Greeks and the modern
Americans. I agree with her.

The times I learned the most about places
(Stonehenge, Gertrude Stein's street in Paris, the
Roman baths in England) were the times when
I abandoned the audio guides, took off my shoes,
and walked around, feeling the atmosphere of
the places. You can learn so much more that way.

Several places in Europe have working ideas
that we have thought about but not put into
place yet. There are sinks with soap and paper
towels outside of the cafeteria and in most class-
rooms, including the computer room in Finland
in which I am sitting right now. I do not know
if people use them and are healthier, but I would
guess that it is so.

In many grocery stores in Europe, you must
buy every plastic bag that you use. This of course
cuts down considerably on waste. In Germany,
all of the trash cans in railroad stations and other
places also have places for paper and plastic re-
cycling. This takes the effort out of recycling.

And my favorite - ice cream stands on every
corner.

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He listens...

I don't really listen to drummers, though, but to bands
as a whole. Aband is only as good as its weakest link.
My musical tastes vary, from country, rap, hardcore,
dance music, heavy metal, almost anything. It's a little
like my classes. There's no subject I don't like, just cer-
tain classes."

He also travels...

"...Which isn't conducive to graduates, who have no
money and no time."

But why travel here?

"I like 18 to 22-year-olds, and I like the way they think.
There's not a lot of physical difference between an 18
and 22-year-old, but the intellectual difference is aston-
ishing... I got an industry job.. The job was for a com-
pany that makes hard drives. The place I visited was
where everyone's goal was to make sure the company
makes a profit selling hard drives.

I'd rather be at a place where people are excited about
their jobs.. I'd have made more money somewhere else
[besides Millsaps], but I have to think about how happy
I would be."

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JOB AVAILABLE

Position : Student Telecounseling Admissions
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Location : Student Telecounseling Center,
Office of Admissions. Sanders Hall
Description of position : Contact high school
students who have shown an interest in
Millsaps and. share with them the experiences
they might have at Millsaps. A STAR will
determine a prospective student's level of
interest in Millsaps, encourage campus visits,
and provide reminders of important dates in
the admissions process.
Hours are flexible and the pay is competitive.

Interested students, contact Nell Flxnt, 974-
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Sunday: 1 :00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 1 7

Alumni help open local theatre company

Mississippi Actor's Group offers alternative to area theatre companies

Arts &

Entertainment

Movies: Art &
Entertainment?

Traditionally, summer is the time of block-
buster movies. The summer of '97, however,
was the summer of "lackluster" movies. All
the supposed "blockbuster" movies I hap-
pened to catch this summer were just explo-
sion-laden, big-action, no plot pieces of cin-
ematic fluff. It seems to me that Hollywood
has lost its sense of art, that the concept of a
original, story-driven, film with dynamic
characters and a message is as lost as Will
Robinson in a black hole.

Films like Citizen Kane and Doctor
Stfangekrve do not exist today. Producers want
gore, violence, sex, profanity, drug abuse -
basically whatever sells. So is this trend the
fault of inadvertent blockbusters like Pulp
Fiction and Trainspotting Or did the prob-
lem start way back with the release of con-
troversial films like A Clockwork Orange and
Midnight Cowboy? I say "nay" to both. There
is one thing that separates a film like A Clock-
work Orange from a film like Con Air. It's a
sense of art, of doing something not previ-
ously done before. I saw Con Air before when
it was called The Rock. As for A Clockwork
Orange, there had never been a film like it
before it, and there may never be another
film like it again.

But don't get me wrong. I LIKE today's
blockbuster movies. I enjoyed Men in Black
and I thought Operation Condor was a lot of
tun. My point is, I don't think anyone will
ever watch these movies for their "artistic
impact". Entertainment isn't always art
whereas art isn't always entertainment.

For example, while Seme & Sensibility had
great costumes and excellent dialogue, 1
never once gasped at Emma Thompson's
amazing stunts. Yet, it was a good movie for
its artistic merit alone. Notice I say it is only
a "good" movie, not a "great" one. A great
movie is one that entertains while maintain-
ing an artistic vision. Dr. Strangelove is a per-
fect example. It is one of the funniest mov-
ies 1 have ever seen, but it also had a lot to
say about the cold war and the arms race.
Hence, it is a "great" movie.

Great movies, however, are few and far
between. Good movies are the watermark,
and oftentimes mediocre movies are also the
watermark. But this is not Hollywood's fault.
We, the audience, are at fault. We paid to
see Batman and Robin. We bought the t-shirts,
the action figures, we believed the hype. We
knew Batrnan and Robin was coming 2 years
before they even started filming it. However,
how many people knew Chasing Amy (which
was the best movie I saw all summer) was
coming to theaters?

What I'm trying to say is dig a little deeper.
Don't be afraid to rent the "arty" ones. Don't
be afraid to rent the "straight-to- video" mov-
ies. They are the final solace of the jaded
movie buff.

Carey Miller

Arts & Entertainment Editor
The Mississippi Actor's
Group is a new organiza-
tion in the Mississippi the-
ater scene. The idea for the
group was first conceived
by Andrew Libby, a college
alumnus and former
Millsaps Player. Libby re-
searched the validity of
starting such a group for
more than a year, after
which he held a meeting
of Mississippi theaters, col-
lege theater departments,
Mississippi film commis-
sions and casting compa-
nies in March of this year
to get an idea of the level
of support for an actor's
group in Mississippi. The
meeting was a resounding
success and the first talent
auditions for the group
were held in May. Approxi-
mately 30Q. Mississippi ac-
tors auditioned. In early
August the group became
incorporated and estab-
lished a board of trustees .
The membership of Missis-
sippi Actor's Group contin-
ues to climb from its over
100 current members.
What is Mississippi

MAG

MISSISSIPPI ACTORS GROUP

Gloria Winters
Artistic Director
(601) 353-4834

Mississippi Actor's Group

Attn: Rick Senn
PO Box 31 764
Jackson, MS
39286-1764

The Alamo Theater
333 North Farish Street
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(601)352-3365

Upcoming Performances

Musical Review Impersonators
September 21
Admission: $7

The Normal Heart
An AIDS Awareness Benefit
Oct. 9-12
Admission: $10

Dirty Work
November 6-9
Admission: $10

Actor's Group?

The Mississippi Actor's
Group states it's purpose in
their newsletter:

"The Mississippi Actor's
Group is all about Theatre,
Film, Television, Modeling,
Radio, Dance, Music, Com-
mercials, and Voice-Over
opportunities for Missis-
sippi artists. We are here to
help the Mississippi artists

help themselves by offer-
ing assistance with audi-
tions, resumes, and oppor-
tunities to perform. The
Mississippi Actor's Group
hopes to nurture and de-
velop a statewide talent
base of actors, directors,
writers, performing artists,
and technicians for the
21st century. We seek to be
an all-inclusive organiza-

tion involving persons re-
gardless of race, age, color,
creed, national origin, reli-
gion, sex, orientation,
union membership, or the-
atrical affiliation. We are
not out to replace or com-
pete with existing theatres,
but to compliment and co-
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people."

Major Productions announces schedule

Jennifer Brewer & Kirk Lawrence

Guest Writers

Major Productions is ready to kick
off its second year of bringing wacky,
yet interesting, performers to enter-
tain the student body.

The first artist slated for appear-
ance is Robert Channing, a
reknowned mentalist and ESP Enter-
tainer. His act "Mysteries of the
Mind" will feature his mental abili-
ties to bend metal, reveal facts of to-
tal strangers and an assortment of
other "mind boggling" tricks.

Channing has been featured on
Good Morning America, CNN Live
and other nationally syndicated en-
tertainment shows. His act is a col-
lage of psychic demonstrations, com-
edy and supernatural power over ani-
mate objects.

Channing will surprise all audi-
ence members by bending keys, nam-
ing your card out of a deck, writing
your phone number for you to read,
guess the car of your dreams and tell
you aspects of your life no one else
could know.

The most interesting aspect of
Channing's performance, however, is
not his abilities but the guarantee he
attaches to them. Channing prom-
ises $25,000.00 to any individual able

Robert Channing will open Major
Productions 2nd year with his
"Mysteries of the Mind"

to prove the use of "confederates or
stooges" to accomplish his demon-
strations. This is his insurance to the
audience that his powers are authen-
tic and that your entertainment will
be great.

Channing will perform in the
Heritage Room (Academic Complex,
room 215) at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sep-
tember 5. Admission is free.

MP devoted to student's fun

Major Productions is continuing
its dedication to entertaining the stu-
dents and providing fun activities to
enhance school spirit. Future enter-
tainers slated for the 1997-98 aca-
demic year include last year's popu-
lar Regurgitator and hypnotist Terry
Stokes, Jr.

The Regurgitator made Millsaps
fame last year with his unique abil-
ity to swallow awkward and, some-
times, dangerous objects. The high-
light of his show, according to many
students, was when he returned a
pair of goldfish, alive, from the
depths of his stomach.

Terry Stokes, Jr. is also making a
return appearance to Millsaps. His
ability to place students under a
trance and use them for entertain-
ment purposes has students demand-
ing a return performance.

Any students interested in aiding
Major Productions can pick up ap-
plication forms from Allison Hyko in
Student Affairs. Student Affairs is lo-
cated on the top floor of the Boyd
Campbell Student Center. All appli-
cations should be mailed to P.O. Box
150822. The deadline is Friday, Sep-
tember 5. For more information con-
tact Hyko at HYKOAC.

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18 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Summer in Hollywood:

A look back at Hollywood's best and worst of the 'Big Movie' season

Carey Miller

Arts & entertainment Editor

Did you work too hard this summer
to catch all the blockbuster movies? Or
maybe you were just too lazy to go to
the theater?

Don't worry too much. Here's a few
thoughts about some of the summer's
biggest movies - the good, the bad and
the very bad.

Batman and Robin

I could make a joke about bat guano
or something like that, but this movie
is so tremendously bad that it deserves
far worse than that.

The script is written like a terrible
episode of the 60's Batman series which
in turn caused the actors not to take
their parts very seriously reducing the
whole movie to an inadvertent self-
parody. "Ice to meet you" indeed.

Men In Black

Now here's a movie that knows what
it's about and doesn't try to be some-
thing it's not. It's yet another comic
book turned major motion picture, but
MIB is one of the few that makes the
transition with definite style. The one-
liners are actually funny (what a con-
cept), and the action was so nonstop
that it kept your attention away from
the Kate Moss-thin plotline. For the
brief hour and 30 minutes MIB lasted,
it was pure, unadulterated entertain-
ment. Besides, how can you go wrong
with the ensemble of Will Smith,
Tommy Lee Jones and Rip "The Man"
Torn?

Contact

Team up director Robert Zemeckis
and Carl Sagan's book Contact and

what do you get? An extremely long-
winded movie that leaves you feeling
pretty darned insignificant. But hey,
that's not a bad thing, that's what the
filmmakers were trying to achieve.
They wanted you to be in awe of the
vastness of the universe and to won-
der about things the human race has
no clue about. Personally, I was most
in awe of how the world put aside its
differences to concentrate on a project
ultimately beneficial to the entire hu-
man race. Only in the movies!

Operation Condor

It's Jackie Chan. It's chop-socky. It's
slapstick. It's silly. It has awesome
stunts. It has no plot. That sound fa-
miliar?

You like Jackie Chan, you go see. You
don't like Jackie, go watch Batman and
Robin.

Face/Off

This movie was destined for great-
ness from the beginning. John Woo
signed on to direct it, Nicholas Cage
and John Travolta signed on as the two
male leads and the premise of identity
swapping is cool. With a formula like
that, how can you go wrong? Big ex-
plosions, lots of guns, swearing, vio-
lence - this movie is Hollywood doing
what Hollywood does best.

The Lost World

Did you like Jurassic Park? Then
chances are you'll like The Lost World.

You may experience a bit of deja vu
while watching this one, because the
two movies are frighteningly similar.
But hey, you know what they say, when
you've got a winning formula, why
mess with it?

After 21 years, Stallone delivers

Mark Salvaggio

Guest Writer

Daylight, Judge Dredd, Assassins,
The Specialist. These are but a few of
the box-office mistakes which have
defined Sylvester Stallone's career in
recent years. In the '80s he defined
bad sequels with three sequels to
1976's Oscar-winning Rocky (and a
fourth sequel in the 90s). We won-
dered if a man who wrote some of
the best dialogue for a group of down
and out Philadelphians rallying be-
hind an all but mentally challenged
club fighter could make another de-
cent film. Well, twenty one years af-
ter Rocky, Sly has all but redeemed
himself with CopLand.

Amidst a talented cast which in-
cludes veterans Robert DeNiro and
Harvey Keitel, and relative newcom-
ers Michael Rappaport and Peter
Berg, Stallone delivers a fresh, subtle
performance as a hearing impaired,
slightly overweight small town sher-
iff. The dilemma for Stallone's char-
acter, Frank Heflin, revolves around
a group of corrupt police officers (led
by Harvey Keitel) who have made
their home in Heflin's Garrison

County. Even though Heflin is the
sheriff, the mostly "blue" population
of Garrison make sure that Heflin
need only worry about trivial mat-
ters.

Unable to join the NYPD because
of his bad ear, Heflin does not mind
averting his gaze from the illegal
maneuverings of his big-city coun-
terparts. His reward is being the fig-
urehead in charge of some of New
York's finest. A probing New York
Internal Affairs investigator (played
by Robert DeNiro) and the cover-up
of the death of one of the most popu-
lar members of the NYPD, affection-
ately call "Superboy" (Michael
Rappaport), complicate matters for
Heflin, who must now decide
whether if his citizens have gone too
far.

I enjoyed CopLand tremendously,
but what makes CopLand stand out
are the characters. The relationships
between the police officers, the sher-
iff and the other people of Garrison
are well-established making you feel
there is a history there. The friend-
ships and the grudges serve to make
this character-driven story that much

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What really caught my attention,
however,- was the ending. The con-
clusion, stylistically reminiscent of
Taxi Driver, takes you on an emo-
tional roller-coaster as you identify
with Sheriff Heflin. In a summer
plagued by movies whose first halves
were promising and second halves
disappointing, CopLand delivers for
all its one hundred five minutes.

Just want to rent one?

If you are in the mood for renting
a movie, then let me take this op-
portunity to recommend the best
movie I have seen this year. A gang-
ster movie with a difference, Donnie
Brasco pairs an impressionable un-
dercover FBI agent (played well by
Johnny Depp) with looked-over
mobster Lefty (played to perfection
by Al Pacino). Based on real events,
Donnie Brasco makes these gangsters
very real. Not as calculating as
Coppola's mafia, and not as darkly
humorous as Scorsese's mob, the
gangsters in Donnie Brasco seem both
dangerous and pathetic. If you like
the genre or just like good cinema,
then rent Donnie Brasco.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 19

Do you run or do you smell the daisy

Jason Otis

Jason Otis .

Columnist

All people, it seems, search
for truth and meaning in life.
What differentiates between us
are the methods by which we
search. A priest, for example,
will seek to find truth and
meaning through analysis of
Scripture. And an artist might
notice things of beauty which
exist in nature and be elevated
to a consciousness of an al-
mighty creator, or perhaps gain the belief that na-
ture is God, or that the trees are gods and the winds
are their adversaries. Whatever the conclusions, ev-
eryone is on a search for truth and meaning and the
methods of search vary.

Throughout my life, I noticed that athletes, too,
have their own unique way of finding meaning in
life— through their sport. When a gymnastics beam
routine is flawless, a long-jump record broken or a
tennis championship won, athletes display a per-
fection that seems unworldly. And, for them, this
perfection may parallel, or be indicative of, a Su-
preme perfection.

Then, a few days ago, I overheard a conversation
which completely jarred the disposition 1 had held
for so long. It was a conversation between two
Millsaps student-athletes. At one point during the
course of their conversation a very attractive coed
sauntered by. This drew a silence from the two fel-
lows, after which one, in an awed whisper, ex-
claimed, "God, she's fine!"

British novel explores
teenage sex and love

Hearing this statement caused me to rethink my
stance. Here was an athlete who saw an object of
natural beauty and, as a reaction, thought of an al-
mighty presence. So perhaps athletes don't search
for meaning in life in only one way. And, if that is
the case, perhaps artists don't seek truth only in
beauty. To study these possibilities I suggest a role-
playing game of sorts, in which aesthetes trade places
for a day, a week or any set amount of time, with
athletes.

There will be football players dancing around the
bowl on crisp fall evenings with flowers woven into
their once unweavable hair; wearing no shoes be-
cause feeling the grass in between ones toes enhances
the aesthetic experience and helps with hacky sack.
They will lay their muscular, overworked bodies on
the grass as the sun sets and discuss how they can
actually feel the advent of the night spirits at dusk -
some will say that these spirits induce dysphoria.
But, the more hard-core players, the linemen, will
explain that while they, too, dislike the presence of
the night spirits, they await the chance to do battle
with these evil spirits, should the chance arise.

Meanwhile, at football practice, the aesthete-ath-
letes will be hard at work. Visual artists will take the
skill positions since there is a technique aspect in
their trade. Culinary aesthetes will take the offen-
sive and defensive line. Maybe nature photographers
can be the linebackers because they always seemed
kind of tough to me. And the kickoff team will con-
sist of the craziest, drunkest, most starving poets we
can find.

So, in the end, the athletes will come to their own
understanding of the profundity of natural beauty,

and the aesthetes will learn the significance of the
functioning human body. I can, however, think of
some flaws in the plan.

What if the football-playing aesthetes ever got a
chance to play a game? Imagine the thin but sinewy
running back getting a hand-off, seeing an implau-
sible hole off-tackle and briskly cutting up and ex-
ploiting it, passing the chaos of the line and then,
against the grain, causing two defensive backs to lose
their balance and fall. He'd be running 25, 30, 35
yards, his long goatee blowing in the wind created
by his uncanny speed. Then, as he starts to break
away, he notices something. . .a single daisy grow-
ing at the twenty yard line, a brazen yellow against
the deep green of the playing field. He will realize
that while the flower is indeed fledgling, it's tran-
scendent existence is dauntless and powerful. The
humbling irony will cause him to swoon and he will
fall to his knees in praise of the bold little daisy, and
the play will be over.

Then think of the athletes. Imagine them debat-
ing the quality of American literature as compared
to that of, say, Russian or French literature. One will
argue that American literature isn't philosophical
enough, that it deals with interhuman relationships
whereas true artistic literature will deal with
intrahuman relationships, "if you will." His opponent
will argue that a lot of foreign literature is too eso-
teric to be considered an effective art and that the
reason American literature has its "storyteller" im-
age is because the American society is an inherently
divided one and a young one as well, which doesn't
quite understand itself yet. The two athletes will dis-
agree, belligerently taunt, then fight.

Carey Miller

Arts & Entertainment Editor

In my opinion, Martin Amis
is one of the most overlooked
writers of our time. He's wildly
popular in his native land of jolly
ole England, but as unheard of
over here as a good Pauly Shore
movie. He was once called the
Charles Dickens of the modern
world, and he's received numer-
ous book awards. Amis has writ-
ten numerous novels, including
London Fields, Time's Arrow, and
his most recent, The Information.
My favorite novel of his, how-
ever, is The Rachel Papers.

The Rachel Papers is a teenage
sex comedy very reminiscent of^
Phillip Roth's early works, such
as Goodbye Columbus, and to a
lesser extent, Portnoy's Complaint.
The Rachel Papers is narrated by
Charles Highway, a somewhat
confident young man on the
brink of his nineteenth birthday
and his first semester at Oxford.
Charles has everything he wants
- a scholarship to Europe's best
school, rich parents, his own
apartment in his alcoholic
uncle's basement and various
purely sexual relationships with
a! number of girls. All is well,
until he meets Rachel, a girl

whom he instantly falls in love
with, at a party. Rachel poses a
double problem to Charles: 1)
she represents an end to his play-
boy-like life, and 2) she has an
American boyfriend. Charles sees
the boyfriend as an ultimate chal-
lenge. He outlines his attack and
chronicles his progress in a file
on his computer called, of course,
The Rachel Papers. Charles even-
tually wins Rachel over, but finds
out that real loving relationships
don't work like the relationships
he used to have.

I don't want to give away the
story, but expect to laugh, iden-
tify with Charles (if you are a
teenage male) and taste the
bittersweetness of first love once
again. I suggest reading The
Rachel Papers to anyone who has
previously dabbled in the topsy-
turvy world of dating (which I
assume includes us all).

The Rachel Papers was made
into a mildly successful art film
in the mid '80's. The only famous
actor in it was James Spader, who
played Rachel's pigheaded
American boyfriend. The poor
boy is typecast.

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There is a special new addition in the
Millsaps Music Department this year: a
Steinway concert grand piano. What
makes this piano special is that it was for-
merly the concert grand of the National
Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts in Washing-
ton, DC.

The concert grand piano was put up for
raffle by the NSO Women's Committee
and won by Millsaps Board of Trustees
member John N. Palmer. Palmer also put
up the $500,000 for the Jonathan Sweat

Performing Arts Scholarship two years
ago. •

The piano has an appraised value of
$24,000 and has been played by such fa-
mous pianists as Van Ciburn, Rudolf
Serkin, and Andre Watts.

The piano, estimated to be 20 years old,
is currently being refinished and will be
the Millsaps Singer's principal concert pi-
ano. The Millsaps Performing Arts Depart-
ment had two concert grands on stage in
the recital hall, but has sold one due to
the new addition.

The other piano was bought when the
Academic Complex was opened in 1970.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997

WROSCOP£>

by The Sensuous Swami

Aries - As a tire sign, you will be filled with
energy this week. Try to channel this in a
positive way by diving into your school work,
and not by scratching out the eyes of the
moronic jock in your morning class.
Taurus - You have a strong and persistent will,
but do not let this work against you this week.
Try not to harbor any resentments this early
in the year.

Gemini - As a lover of new beginnings, you
can look forward to this year, but do not let
your impatient and aggressive nature get the
best of you. When the computer will not let
you do what you want to, do NOT smash the
monitor against the wall.
Cancer - You are a very emotional person,
but do not let your emotion blind you. Make
sure you enter personal situations with your
eyes wide open.

Leo - Patronizing is a good thing to do to a
business but not to a roommate. If he/she is
really that stupid, they will get what they
deserve without your help.
Virgo - Does it seem like you are moving in
slow motion? Try to avoid the mud, and you
will move a lot faster.

Libra - Don't let your flirtatious and self-
indulgent nature get the best of you this year.
Try to hold yourself down to just 3 or 4
romantic interests at a time.
Scorpio - That certain someone who has
caught your eye is definitely a step in the right
direction. Unleash your charm and see what
you can reel in.

Sagittarius - Repress the bad; harness the
energy!

Capricorn - Capricorns are not known for
their crcativeness or originality, so this week
you should work to help others develop their
talents.

Aquarius - It is not easy for you to make
friends, but if you let down your guard, they
may pop up where you least expect them.
Pisces - Your intense loyalty can be
appreciated, but your friends are not looking
for a faithful Saint Bernard. Give them some
space, and they are less likely to freak out
later.

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Fall Preview

Millsaps prepares for 1997-98 season in the SCAC

Any psychology major will tell you that
people do not like change. We are beings
we work all our lives to find a niche to reside
for the rest of our lives. We do not like to
have to switch gears when we feel comfort-
able. Remember when you were in elemen-
tary school and that best friend of yours
moved away to another town? Perhaps you
were the friend who was moving away. You
knew that the change was imminent and
there was nothing you could do to prevent
it. One could begin to realize even at this
early age that change was not going to be
easy to deal with and probably never would
be so.

Why all the concern for change? Two
words: Inter-league games. This summer,
Major League Baseball initiated a new trend
that will forever effect the game of baseball.
Few things in this world work out as
smoothly as does the inter-workings of ma-
jor league baseball. There are two leagues:
American and National with three divisions
within each. At the end of each season, there
are seven game playoffs between four teams
(the fourth team is called a wildcard and is
the fourth best team in it's respected league).
After that, the championship series is played
to decide the best team in that league. The
World Series is an event that takes place be-
tween the to champions from each league.

Traditionally, these two teams have never
seen each other play which adds a sense of
mystery to the world series games. I tend to
think that this makes each team play better
because this is when they are playing their
hardest.

Why would major league baseball want
to go and throw a kink into a near perfect
system? I think that these inter league games
will change this paradigm and present a bias
mind set for each team, especially if they
have already played each other. The teams
will know how they match up against each
other. If one team swept the other in inter-
league play, then they would know they had
a good chance to take the World series crown.

It all comes down to that fact that the
leagues were created as separate entities and
personally, I think they should remain so.
Originally, the American league itself was the
major league . Not long after that the Na-
tional league was instituted and consolidated
with the American league to form what is
now the major leagues of baseball. There
was also an attempt to form yet another
league, the Federal league, but it fell through.
Will there ever be a third league? Maybe so,
but at the rate we are going maybe we should
go ahead and make one big league; inter-
league play will make separate leagues am-
biguous. All in all, I will probably be able to
learn how to appreciate the inter-league
games- I'm going to have to, but just as the
kid misses the best friend that moves away, I
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In a simulated scrimmage held last weekend, Mike McKenzie demonstrates his athletic talent.

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

Another short summer has come and gone. Its time
to start cracking open those text books, forming study
groups, and spending endless hours in the computer labs.
In addition to the parties and the club scene, Millsaps
College athletics is there to break the monotony of the
back to school blues as this year's fall sports take action.
Football

Coach Journey and the Majors are looking forward to
another winning season hoping to keep last year's mo-
mentum going with key returners and potential fresh-

plwto by Conner Carlisle/

In preparation for her team's scrimmage, Shannon
Carlson outlines the game plan.

men. Returning players such as Mike McKenzie who is
a strong up-the-middle running back will add to the Ma-
jors rushing game while players like Beau Pollard, Wes
Ingram, and Jason Parsley will make the passing game
more common and better than ever. Pollard completed
88 passes out of 184 last year which went for 9 touch-
downs and 1135 yards passing. Out of those 9 touch-
downs, both Ingram and Parsley snagged four each and
combined for an incredible 931 yards receiving. On the
Defense, the Cabell brothers should act as an impen-
etrable wall which will be difficult for any offense to
compromise while Charlie Malouf and Mitch Smith pre-
vent any passing game that comes there way. Newcom-
ers such as Mike Frascogna, defensive back, and Trinity
McKenzie, fullback, add to the Millsaps arsenal.

The Majors are improving as a team quicker this year
than they did so last year, and since team unity was a
goal the Majors set for themselves last spring, it appears
that they are on the right track. Offensive Coordinator,
Joe Don Samples explains, " The players voted in the
spring on the team goals they would like to achieve... and
decided on team unity... you have to have that before
you can reach any other goals: Conference champion-
ships, SCAC championships, and the NCAA
playoffs... without team unity- none Will be reached." It
looks like the Majors are right where they want to be
and the season looks to be a great one.
Soccer

This year Millsaps is graced with a coach of such caliber,
it would not be surpassing if the Millsaps Soccer Majors
won the SCAC championships and got a bid to the NCAA
playoffs. As head coach for both men and women's soc-
cer, Coach Bill Lytton is already making some of the
player's head turn with his impressive coaching style.
Lee Johnson, captain of the soccer team, comments, "
The team is very positive and respectful towards Coach
Litton. His attitude is based on positive reinforcing, and
that adds the edge. " Coach Lytton has experience in
all levels of coaching. He has earned national recogni-
tion in both collegiate and secondary (high school) soc-
cer.

The men have several key returners that will help pro-
►See FALL PREVIEW on page 24

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Title IX gets a court test

Harry Rayburn & Charlie Swearingen

Guest Writer & Sports Editor

The season began for soccer on August 20
with players filling out NCAA forms and get-
ting physicals. The Majors returned 12 play-
ers and nine starters from the 1996 squad
that finished second in the conference. Jer-
emy Dobay and Lee Johnson, co-captains,
look to improve on their all-SCAC perfor-
mances in 1996 and lead the Majors to the
next level. Stephen Babula, Marc Smith and
John Deere are three others who will play a
large part in the success of the team. Twelve
new faces join the Majors and are looking to
push for starting positions and quality play-
ing time. Their will also be a new man on
. the sideline for the 1997 year, Coach Bill
Litton. However, Coach Litton is not new to
the game of soccer. He comes to us with great
credentials, coached in Brazil, brought na-
tional recognition to Belhaven, assisted at
Millsaps, and was head coach at Madison
Central. The Majors have worked hard in
the pre-season to form team chemistry and
perfect their new defensive scheme. The
Majors will be tested early in the season as
they travel to Memphis to play two matches
in the Rhodes Invitational. The schedule will
only get harder as the Majors play SCAC ri-
vals Southwestern University, Trinity Univer-
sity, Centre College, and University of the
South-Sewanee all on the road. We invite
everyone to come out and support your Lady
Majors and Majors throughout the season.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Training the Locker Room

What is a trainer? Most medical texts will
define athletic training as the prevention,
recognition, treatment and rehabilitation of
sports injuries. They must have a good
knowledge of the human anatomy and ki-
nesiology to evaluate the large variety of
sports injury. They are the athletes 'front
line' of medical care.

A trainer does make sure protective equip-
ment fits the athletes properly, but they are
not equipment managers. One of the big-
gest pet-peeve that trainers have is hearing
the beckoning call of, "Manager!," from the
echoing voices of coaches and players. We
are also not 'glorified water boys (sorry April
and Lancie, water 'persons') as some of my
fraternity brothers like to call us. We are stu-
dents of sports medicine aspiring to become
doctors, physical therapists, and certified ath-
letic trainers.

Trainers are perhaps some of the hardest
working people in medicine. The trainers
here at Millsaps had to report two weeks be-
-fore school started to help with the preseason
practice. A typical day for a trainer here in-
cludes awaking around 6 am in the morn-
ing to get to the training room to fill water
coolers that will keep the players hydrated,
tape the athletes which is a very important
step because a bad taping job could lead to
injury, observing practice to watch for inju-
ries, and to stay after practice to administer
treatments. In the preseason a trainer could
spend 15 hours working in the training
room.

Candace Carlisle

Managing Editor

In 1971, Congress passed a piece of legis-
lation designed to elevate women's athlet-
ics, known as Title IX. Considered a success-
ful piece of legislation, it has come under fire
with the recent civil suit, Cohen vs. Brown
University.

Cohen argues that Brown University vio-
lated Title IX when they, due to financial
stress, eliminated their women's volleyball
and gymnastics teams along with their men's
waterpolo and golf teams. On the other side,
Brown argues that the proportion of female
athletes to male athletes is still relatively the
same. Also Brown feels that they have been
unfairly accused because they have been sup-
portive of women's athletics with their num-
ber of varsity men's sports outnumbering
their number of varsity women's sports by
one.

This case has been the biggest and the
most serious challenge to Title IX yet. Title
IX's standards of equal opportunity to
women has now been reduced to a math-
ematical equation, where the number of
women athletes should be proportional to
the number of women students (i.e. if 60%
of a college campus is female than 60% of
the campus' athletes should be female).

"Brown directly affected men and women
for everybody; all the associations, the NCAA
and the NAIA," Coach William Litton, the
new soccer coordinator here at Millsaps.

Though this case has shed a negative light
on Title IX, most people believe that it is a
good thing. Janine Hoffman, the new
women's basketball coach believes that "Title
IX has been very good for athletics. It has
contributed to the development and the suc-
cess of the WNBA and other women's pro-
fessional sports".

Women's athletics have come a long way
in the quarter of a century since Title IX has
been passed. Coach Ron Jurney summed up
Title IX the best when he said "Title IX brings
to light the realities of where we are in ath-
letics. Women deserve the same opportunity
as men."

Millsaps and Title IX

Candice Carlisle

Managing Editor

Amidst all the national controversy about Title IX and the
recent Brown University case, Millsaps is a shining light in
this debate. While schools are struggling to find ways to com-
ply with Title IX, Millsaps is making plans for the future.

According to Coach Ron Jurney, the athletic director, Mill-
saps is making plans to add a new varsity sport within the
next two years. With the addition of women's softball, the
number of varsity sports for men and women will be seven
each.

Though the numbers of men athletes and women athletes
are not equal, no one here is too worried because throughout
the masses there is an agreement that football should be left
out of the equation because women have no comparable sport
in numbers. To field a football team these days, most teams
need a minimum of fifty players because very few, if any, play
both offense and defense.

The biggest concern of the coaches is to make sure that
women and men are given equal opportunity. Coach Shan-
non Carlson, the head women's volleyball coach, remarked,
"We are moving in the right direction if we are receiving the
same opportunities [i.e. coaching staff, media support, and fa-
cilities] as men's varsity sports."

Along with the prospect of a new women's varsity sport,
the coaches are looking forward to the new Sports Activity
Center. Coach Carlson also added "The new SAC [Sports Ac-
tivity Center] will help promote varsity sports and fitness here
at Millsaps. It will provide a means of exercise for those who
are uncomfortable with the present situation."

Not only is the school prepared to establish new varsity
sports they have gone to great lengths to improve established
programs. The hiring of a new soccer coordinator, William
Lytton, this year and the hiring of Shannon Carlson as a full
time head volleyball coach are two attempts by Millsaps to
encourage women athletes to participate in sports and pro-
vide them with the opportunities they deserve. Coach Lytton
believes that "We [Millsaps] are rapidly coming up to speed,
especially in the soccer program. The attitude towards the
women and their fulfillment is much better than before."

That statement says a lot for Millsaps in general. They are
not only trying to improve the intellectual side of a student
but also the athletic side of a student - which is just as impor-
tant.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Millsaps' Austin Drafted by Pittsburg

Millsaps College senior outfielder, Peter Austin of
McComb, Mississippi, was drafted in the 40th round by
the Pittsburg Pirates organization. Austin is a four-year
letter winner and starter who played baseball at McComb
high School before coming to Millsaps. As the first player
in Millsaps history to be selected All- SCAC First Team
every year he has played, Austin is used to setting prece-
dence. He has also set the school record for stolen bases
for one season with 57 and graduated with a 3.44 grade
point average.

Hoffman Steps in as Women's Basketball and Golf
Coach

The Millsaps basketball program is excited about the in-
duction of Coach Janine Hoffamn of Whitworth Col-
lege in Spokan, Washington. She has worked the past
two years as a Recruiting coordinator and assistant coach
at the University Texas- San Antonio. She was an excel-
lent player during her play at Whitworth College where
in her senior year she averaged a double- with 10.5 points
and 10.3 rebounds a game. She is expected to take the

Lady Majors far.

Millsaps Loses Integral Part of the Athletic Depart-
ment

Trey Porter served as Millsaps College's sports informa-
tion director and assistant baseball coach for eight short
years. As he steps down form the Millsaps College Ath-
letic Department, he moves on the take a position with
Mississippi Baptist SportsCare in Jackson. With many
credentials and talents to his name, he will surely be
missed.

Lytton Named Men and Women's Soccer Coach
Millsaps Soccer will take off this year with Coach Bill
Lytton at the helm. Lytton comes to Millsaps with a
long list of credential including taking Belhaven Col-
lege from a club-level team to a third place national
finish, earning a United States Soccer Federation "A"
license, coaching a professional indoor soccer team, the
Jackson Rockers, attended the Braza International Soc-
cer School, served as the Mississippi Director of Coaches,
and has been inducted into the Belhaven College Soc-
cer Hall of Fame.

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FALL PREVIEW from

page 21

Ingram Humble Towards
All- American Selection

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

Even among the mist of all-star candidate
players such as Beau Pollard, Mike McKenzie,
Melvin Sanders, and Charlie Malouf who
through their years has helped the Majors
become a formidable competitor in the
SCAC, there is one candidate this preseason
who was recognized with a great honor. Wes
Ingram of Jackson, MS was selected as a
NCAA Division III Preseason Ail-American
by the College Football Preview.

Ingram has shown his ability several times
in his past two seasons that has warranted
this preseason honor. In his rookie season
he started in nine games and lead the team
in touchdowns with six, receiving yards with
744, yards per reception with 18.6, and yards
per game with an impressive 82.7.

This 6'2", 195 pound wide receiver for the
Majors is not a stranger to pre- and post- sea-
son honors. Ingram has played football for
Millsaps for the past two years as a wide re-
ceiver where he has earned two All-SCAC
First Team selections, an All-South Region se-
lection, and a preseason All-American hon-
orable mention. Ingram lead the team in
receiving last year with 1261 yards receiving
in 39 receptions.

In respect to this season, Ingram is look-
ing forward to another year in Millsaps foot-
ball. "We had a good first scrimmage. We
missed some assignments, but we're a lot
more ahead than where we were last year,
and we have more depth." Ingram in part
credits Coach Ron Journey for last year's
SCAC co-championship season. Ingram ex-
pands, "Coach Journey got us key players in
the past two years, and added a lot of excite-
ment. The way he operates makes you
wanna play."

As great as the honor is to be selected as a
preseason All-American, with it comes more
than just an impressive tittle and a plaque.
Preseason honors put the athletes who at-
tain such respect on the spot. It is some-
thing that will weigh on the athlete's mind
for the duration of that particular season that
he was awarded the selection. These ath-
letes know that living up to these expecta-
tions will require lots of sweat and determi-
nation. Ingram explains, " I think its a good
honor... there will be a lot of pressure, but I
won't do anything different than I've been
doing. I'll catch when I have to catch, and
I'll block when I have to block."

Ingram is happy of the honor he has
earned, but what is truly noteworthy is he
is more concerned about team as a whole
than he is about his personal gains. This
quality in a player shows leadership at-
tributes that will help lead the Majors to a
successful 1997 season. "I would rather trade
a plaque that read 'Conference Champions'
rather than on one that read "All-American."
With this mind set coupled with his incred-
ible ability to catch a football, Wes Ingram
really does portray the role as an All-Ameri-
can.

pel them to their goal. These play-
ers include four All- SCAC athletes
such as Lee Johnson, Jeremy Dobay,
Steven Babula, and John Deere.
Litton explains, " We want to win
the conference and get a bid..."

The soccer team was expected to
be stronger defensively than they
were offensively as determined by
Coach Lytton earlier in the summer
as he looked over his players pro-
files, but as practices began, he
could see that they were becoming
stronger in the attack.

The Coach is pleased with both
newcomers and returning players.

The Millsaps women's soccer
team is also starting to come alive
this preseason and light up as coach
Litton encourages them to continue
to improve.

Some of the Lady Majors can al-

ready see a difference as Murray
Pace, sweeper, explains, " He's a
great coach. ..we've improved more
this preseason than we did all last
year. Coach Litton also has tremen-
dous faith on this team."

The ladies are a revolution. In
Portuguese, that means a real
surprise. ..they are a lot stronger
than I thought they'd be. " The
Lady Majors have a tough season
to look forward to, but all are con-
fident, and they should be with the
superior middle field they posses.
All are strong players from sweeper
to forward.
Volleyball

The Millsaps volleyball team has
some tough games this year. Play-
ing teams such as the University of
West Alabama, Centre, and Trinity.
Returning players such as Nicole

Sylvester and Elana Campagna look to
lead the Lady Majors volleyball team
towards a successful season. Sylvester,
with 528 kills and 68 aces, collected
All-SCAC second team honors and
should be a candidate for All-SCAC
first team honors this year.

Campagna set school records with
1303 assists and an 8.2 assists per game
average. Campagna also looks to make
post season honors.

Newcomers such as Anna
Gustafson, JoAnna Barnett, and
Mandy Young should add to the al-
ready talented Millsaps offense.

Coach Carlson has taken her co-
coach of the year to new heights as
she sets her goal to the SCAC champi-
onships.

With the introduction of the new-
comers with the returners, it looks like
the team has a very good chance.

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Students confess to frat vandalism

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

This week, Dean David Sneed an-
nounced that he used a new and effec-
tive "tool" to find those guilty of com-
mitting the vandalism on Fraternity
Row last summer.

When asked, the Dean said that he
"preferred to keep further information
about the 'tool'," to himself.

He did say, however, "There are a lot
more eyes and ears out there than you
think."

Using this "tool", Sneed has so -far
been able to confiscate a BB gun that
was used to shoot out one Fraternity
House's windows, and he has spoken
with several 'suspicious' parties — six of
which have confessed to either com-
mitting the actual crimes or being
present while the crime was being com-
mitted.

So far, the Dean has found the
people who were responsible for the
front window at the Lambda Chi Al-
pha house, the rear window of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon house and the
Kappa Alpha front and side windows.

While Dean Sneed could not reveal
the names of the people who had con-
fessed, he did say that they were all
males, and of the confessors, there were
members of at least two fraternities.

"We are a fraternity of peace and
love that never has, nor ever will, ad-
vocate any type of antisocial behavior,"
stated Pi Kappa Alpha President Daniel
Fowler.

SAE President Chris Alexander said,
"We had to lock doors during the
daytime. ..I was concerned with all the
guys' safety."

According to Dean Sneed, the
people who confessed to the vandal-

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One of two air-guns used in fraternity row vandalism is shown. Sneed confiscated
both guns and has heard confessions from student vandals.

ism will suffer a lesser punishment
from the judicial council than those
found out by the "tool". The maxi-
mum punishment for vandalism is sus-
pension from the college for a certain

length of time.

The judicial council will meet for the
first time this year on Friday. They will
spend more time next week to reach a
decision.

Chi-Omega
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sister through

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A mixture of sorority members meet in a Panhellenic conference to discuss a new Code of Ethics.

Panhellenic furthers sorority alliance
with new Code of Ethics

Cassie Sheldon

News Editor

It is an on-going pro-
cess, a cycle, a regular
occurrence on Millsaps
campus in the fall of
each year-Greek formal
rush. Men and women

who are attending col-
lege for the first time,
who have transferred as
upperclassmen, or who
are currently Millsaps
students just wanting to
go through rush. ..they
can all take part in the

system.

There are six sororities
on campus: Chi Omega,
Delta Delta Delta, Phi
Mu Kappa Delta, Alpha
Kappa Alpha and Delta
Sigma Theta. Four of
these sororities operate

on the formal rush sys-
tem. They are Chi
Omega, Delta Delta
Delta, Phi Mu and Kappa
Delta. These four orga-
nizations of women are
united by a common
► see Ethics on page 5

charity

Stephanie Fanguy

Guest Writer

As many may remem-
ber, last year the Chi
Delta chapter of Chi
Omega held its first an-
nual Walk-A-Thon to
benefit breast cancer re-
search. It was held on a
Saturday morning in
September during
Millsaps Parents Week-
end.

The event was a tre-
mendous success, and
with the support of
many student groups on
campus, the visiting par-
ents and also several
people from the Jackson
area, Chi-O was able to
raise over $8000.

The majority of this
money was turned over
to the American Cancer
Society to fund for breast
cancer research. $2500
was donated to Miss
Angie Manguno.

Miss Angie Manguno
was a Chi Omega alum-
nae who battled breast
cancer, but lost that
battle this past July. She
served as one of Chi
Delta chapter's advisors,
and her commitment to
Chi Delta chapter was
the motivating factor
behind the Walk-A-
Thon.

This event enabled the
sorority to do something
special for a sister, as well
as help in the fight
against breast cancer.

This year Chi-O is
hosting the walk again,
but it has been renamed
in honor of Angie. The
Angie Manguno Memo-
rial Walk-A-Thon will be
held on Saturday, Sep-
tember 20, 1997 at 8 am

Chi-O encourages ev-
eryone to attend and
help continue the fight
against breast cancer.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

Following the loss of Princess Diana,
her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed, and their
driver in an horrible, high-speed crash,
and also considering that a group of
seven photographers have taken the
blame for at least contributing to the
wreck that killed three of the four in
the Mercedes, the media has of late
come under close scrutiny, especially
for their methods of news gathering,
and specifically, how far is too far, con-
sidering that the Constitution infers,
through Supreme Court rulings, that an
individual has the right to privacy?
What motivated these photographers
to pursue Diana and her entourage at a
reckless velocity, just for a glimpse of
the de-royalized Princess of Wales? This
question has an easy answer-money.

When tabloids sell millions of cop-
ies of their magazines, the personal
lives, and in the case of Diana, her por-
traits, undergo a price inflation. In fact,
the photos taken by the paparazzi
showing the devastated car and its oc-
cupants have been reportedly offered
at a price of one million dollars.

Here at the P&W, we are underpaid
and understaffed, and the disclosures
we provide are for a somewhat limited
audience, nonetheless, it is necessary
that we obtain every bit of news that is
relevant to the staff and students at
Millsaps. On the other hand, if the in-
formation we sought was more highly
valued, then our efforts in getting the
story might extend pass the bounds of
privacy that are normally respected on
campus. But we still have basically the
same rights to the college headlines as
a reporter for a city newspaper would
have in his roaming area, and we have
the same methods at our disposal in
attempting to get the story.

The courts have ruled that a person
has the right "to withhold himself and
his property from public scrutiny if he
so chooses" (Federal Trade Commission
v. American Tobacco Co., 1923). But the
courts have shown that there is a dif-
ference in the news and the news gath-
ering act, and even an improper news
gathering act can be condoned by the
courts if the report received is newswor-
thy, and in the public interest, more so
than the individual's right to secrecy.

Here, we only have local celebrities,
and their personal lives do not nor-
mally come under the umbrella of im-
portant data that needs to be made
public. If we were assured financial sta-
bility for the rest of our lives for a single
image, then we might change our
minds, but as stated earlier, we couldn't
support a starving Sally Struther's child
for a week on our salary. The gathering
of knowledge and its' distribution is a
vital component in keeping the citizens
of the public informed of the actions
of its participants.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

When Cinderella died

Chances are, if
you didn't watch
lady Diana marry
Prince Charles live,
you saw a clip of it
on the evening news.
While I was too
young to truly appre-
ciate the ceremony, I
was impressed by the
romanticism of it all.
After all, how often
does such a wedding
occur? It was a wed-
ding of epic propor-
tions; it was proof
that fairy tales came
true.

We love Diana
and envied her-she
married the Prince of
Wales and bore
Prince William, fu-
ture King of England.
It was the epitome of
romance; it appealed
to us all, and as we
came to love Diana
we identified some-

thing of ourselves in
her. She was royalty,
but she was one of
us, a commoner, and
as she didn't lose
sight of the things
we care about, as she
devoted much of her
energies to charities
and policy-making.

But the marriage
was not to continue.
After divorce Lady Di
became Princess
Diana. But she was
not shamed; people
still loved her, and
though devastated,
she rebounded. She
gratefully left the
limelight and was
back to her life: rear-
ing her two sons and
saving the world
piece by piece.

After years, sud-
denly, she was back.
In the past month or
so she'd been seen

with Dodi Al Fayed,
the son of a wealthy
businessman; a
prince of another
kind. They fell in
love, apparently, but
the fairy tale
abruptly ended.

After a wreck on
the streets of Paris
which killed Dodi Al
Fayed and her chauf-
feur, Princess Diana,
loved by all, died in
a hospital around
1:00 am Monday.

Each of us strives
to deny it--this
shouldn't have hap-
pened, not to some-
one in her position,
not to someone who
had such a beatiful
life, and not to all of
us, who believed our
princess would live
happily ever after.

-Andrew O'Dell

What's the big secret?

I am quite interested in Dean
Sneed's new "tool" to catch those
evil wrongdoers who plague our
campus like a wart on a model's

nose. Be-
sides the re-
cent over-
zealous
spree of fra-
t e r n i t y
pranks , this
campus
doesn't see a
lot of
"criminal activity". So why
would Sneed keep secret his great
deferent to the little crime we
have?

Maybe he likes the thrill of
playing James Bond, or maybe he
actually thinks that it is better to

^^^^

Sam Hall

keep secret his plot. My reason-
ing would be to make public his
new "tool" therefore deter them
from doing things in the future.
His keeping it secret is almost like
a bluff.

Of course there is always the
idea that he now has "infor-
mants" in the fraternities. Maybe
they get commission for every
person they turn in. That could
almost be a good part time job,
until one of your friends found
out where you worked. Then I
have a feeling they would take
your job and shove it, if you
know what I mean.

I don't know exactly what his
new "tool" is, nor do I plan to
worry about it. Ijust hope that his
secret behavior doesn't lead to a
bunch of people calling his bluff.

PHOTO POLL

How do you view the
state of media today,
given recent events?

BRIAN FRENCH
SOPHOMORE

It's a little too per-
sonal. They will do
anything to get
people's attention.

AMANDA WOOD
SENIOR

Media today has got-
ten to where it in-
vades privacy too
much.

RANI WESLEY
FRESHMAN

It is necessary to
keep people in-
formed, but it has
gotten out of hand,
ruthless.

Millsaps College

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Editor Sam Hall

Managing Editor Candace Carlisle

Layout Manager Keith I sue 1 1

Business & Advertising Manager Daniel Redmond

Office Manager Ford Day

News Editors Sandi I'ullen, Cassie Sheldon

Opinions Editors James Thompson, J.C. Jordan

Features Editors Walter Biggins, Uvon Tucker

Sports Editor Charlie Swearingen

Arts & Entertainment Editor Carey Miller

Columnist Jason Otis

Layout Editors Ford Day, Brian Berryhill

Internet Editor Isaac Wankerl

Photographers Liz Dubuisson, Brian Berryhill

Faculty Advisor Sarah Campbell

Technical Advisor Stan Magee

Contributors: Stephanie Yasinski, Chad Young, Chris
Johnson, Jenny Allred, Charlie Malouf, Mark Salvaggio,
Melissa Wentzell, Olivia Ortega

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

OPINIONS 3

Too much
privacy?

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

There has been a great deal of
talk recently about rights to pri-
vacy in the media. What hap-
pened in Paris this weekend in-
volving the late Princess Di
opened the
world's eyes
to just how
far some
people will
go to get
the hwole
story. The
media has
been ac-
cused over James Thompson

and over again of sacrificing the
privacy of their various targets.
We must not, however, let what
happened detract from the im-
portance of public knowledge.

Here at Millsaps we have what
is known as the Privacy Act. This
means that the names of students
brought before the Judicial Coun-
cil are kept secret, that campus
offenders are not made public,
and we, the student body, are
kept in the dark. If a Senator is
removed from the Senate, we will
not know who or why. If some-
one is accused of sexual
harrassment, if the people who
vandalized the fraternity houses
recently are ever caught and
brought to (Millsaps-style) jus-
tice, if any type of scandal occurs
on our hallowed soil, it is the re-
sponsibility of the Senate, Judi-
cial Council and Administration
to keep us as ignorant as they
want.

But some thing should be
known. Have we not the right
to know exactly who did what to
whom? Why protect the identi-
ties of those responsible for as-
saults against the people or prop-
erty of this institiution? We
should know the whole story,
beginning to end, to make our
own judgement. If my room-
mate were implicated in a crime
against the school or someone as-
sociated with it, I would like very
much to know about it. The en-
tire Privacy Act seems to impede
our own freedom of information.

The right to privacy has caused
a great deal of problems as of late,
but here at Millsaps we need not
worry about the P&W hounding
professors, desperate for photos,
or stalking students for a state-
ment. We are not the paparazzi,
and therefore should not be de-
nied information that should be
made public. And this goes also
for the student body and campus
as a whole. It is our right, and
we are robbed of it.

Modern conservatism and the Amerikan student

Anonymous

Guest Writer

Amerikans who attend college are
traditionally more liberal. Unfortu-
nately, as a higher percentage of

Amerikans now

are afforded the
opportunity of a
college educa-
tion, one has to
wonder whether
the left will now
control politiks.
This scenario is
more plausible
than ever now
that the right has strong connections
to Christianity, a favourite target of col-
legiate the classroom. Left-wing peers
may insist that liberalism is a form of
socially acceptable rebellion from the
norm, although it is quite often a
pseudorebellion, such as incessant
swearing (especially in women), body
piercing, or use of marijuana. The ar-
gument employed is that right-wingers
will look upon these faux self-expres-
sions with alarm and terror. The illu-
sion created warps conservatism into a

Anonymous

corps of the closed-minded.

The shrewd college student will be
able to discern that the
pseudorebellions encouraged by the
government are not self-expression as
much as voluntary relinquishing of
one's own morals and values.

This behavior is merely abandoning
what one thinks is truly important to
imitate thousands of other people, as-
toundingly, who all appear to have
"their own unique identity" coincide
with nearly every other person with
similar politikal dogmas. Liberal rebel-
lion, in effect, disarms a student's
thought be reducing him/her to a car-
bon copy of all other students.

Perhaps the most dangerous liberal
propaganda issued in a collegiate set-
ting involves the assault on Christian-
ity. Many liberal-arts classes delight in
contrasting Christianity with other re-
ligions, in order to point out perceived
flaws.

Students with left-wing politikal be-
liefs will often attempt to use Chris-
tian figures in simile to try to gain the
upper hand through frission. The
majourity of the arguments issued are

merely petty nitpicking, and those ar-
guments with validity do not ever
strike against the beliefs of Christian-
ity as much as vilifying a certain reli-
gious figure or Biblical passage.
Amerika is culturally geared towards
respect, friendship, etc.

While one could certainly gain
much be studying other religions and
cultures, it is nearly absurd that he/she
would forsake Christian ideals (for the
nitpickers, note the term used was
"Christian ideals," not Christian reli-
gion) for the new, exotic ideas other
nations employ. You can deem this
"liberalism;" I opt to anoint this behav-
ior as "weak-mindedness."

In conclusion, any college student
can nurture his/her own politikal af-
filiation, whether conservative or lib-
eral, in a collegiate setting. Upholding
one's own ideologies, whether "trendy"
or unpopular, is an admirable virtue
which is learned outside of the class-
room. The entire future of conserva-
tive politiks.depends on those people
who have the courage to shun corrup-
tive agents which inspire many to-
wards leftist thought.

Sweltering heat and audible hallucinations

• ••

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

The energized atoms swirling around
me are making me nervous. All this
heat and water vapor are going to make
my brain puff up and burst like a
dropped melon— I can't think. It is bad
enough that deadlines are attacking me
mercilessly, but this sweat rolling down
my eyelashes is making me see double,
as if one doctor was enough. What is
even worse is that it is so hot, I can ac-
tually see the sound waves drop heavily
out of the instructor's mouth, float
through the roiling air, and finally
humpety-hump their way through the
heat waves to my ears, which thank-
fully block out the unwelcome mala-
propisms.

If you have had classes on or been
up to the third floors of Sullivan Harrell
or the top floor of
the Academic
Complex, this
might*be some-
thing you would
say. These units
have been non-
functional since
the beginning of
the first session of
school this past
summer.

Additionally, if you have spent any
amount of time in some of the third
floor lecture rooms in Murrah Hall, you
have probably repeated the Ike and
Tina catch-phrase, "I can't stand the
rain." Conducting class in some rooms
requires some effective splash manage-
ment to avoid ruining valuable notes
and doodlings. This consists of look-
ing at the brown-tinted corners of ceil-
ing tiles and seating oneself so as to

J.C. Jordan

steer clear of the spatter radius of the
falling droplets of condensation. The
puddles in some areas are so bad, I ac-
tually saw a pair of possible malaria-
carrying mosquitos having wild, fruit-
ful sex.

If the reader would indulge me and
allow my brain swelling to go down
for just a moment, I could probably
find something else to complain
about. Sure enough, a classic moment
of clarity courtesy of AA has allowed
me to become aware of another air-
conditioning problem that has also
surreptitiously struck the third floor of
Franklin. Top floors of three buildings,
no air conditioning. Could all three
have been a victim of the same design
or installation flaw? If this is the case,
the repairs should be footed by the cli-
mate control company.

Perhaps the sweltering humidity of
the Jackson summer has beat the life
out of the cooling system. What is the
problem, and why after three months
has no headway been made on this
project? Perhaps the jet of arctic air
predicted by the weather personnel
this week will eliminate the need for
comfortable air altogether, and allow
the student to learn and the professors
to teach, without having to constantly
recall if they are Sure.

There have also been widespread re-
ports of water pressure deficiencies in
Ezelle. I think the residents who have
been complaining about "running
around to get wet" need to go and buy
some Weight Gain 4000, pack on some
pounds around the midsection, and
then tell me a story. How much pres-
sure does a person need to get clean?
According to persons living in the new
Ezelle dormitory, more than the hall

provides.

Perhaps a thorough investigation
into this matter is necessary. If the new
residents of Ezelle are as resourceful as
the ones in years past, then it should
be no problem figuring out how to raise
the water through a tube to a great
height, and then letting the falling
moisture cleanse the skin thoroughly,
with the help of our friend, adequate
psi. The newspaper staff and I will have
to put together a crack team of Inquisi-
tors and go in undercover, just like the
real-live investigative journalists on TV.
With microphones in our eyeglasses
and concealed cameras in our purses,
we should be able to break this case
wide open.

A repair schedule should be posted
so we would not have to ask these ques-
tions. Every memeber of campus
should petition the college for full and
complete knowledge of every activity
on campus so the newspaper does not
have to write articles about the prob-
lems, but I suppose doing that would
eliminate my job. And seriously, T
would not have anything to make fun
of or gripe about, and that would not
be any fun, now would it?

Or perhaps, the college does not no-
tice the little things like the necessity
of comfort for adequate learning. In the
same way that a nutritively challenged
human cannot think about anything
save curing their hunger, a sweating
person cannot think of anything ex-
cept how much they smell. Let us pull
together and strive as a community to
keep our friends and ourselves clean
and dry. Cleanliness has to be shared
by everyone in our community — it is
something that no one, not one per-
son, can afford to ignore.

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NATIONAL

Princess
DianaJragicly
killed in
automobile
accident

Melissa Weutzell

Staff Writer

When you think of modern day
Cinderella, the first person who comes
to mind is Princess Diana.

On Sunday morning August 31,
1997 Princess Diana, her companion
Dodi Al-Fayed and their driver M.
Henri Paul all perished.

That fatal morning around 2:00 am
(French time) the driver of the black
Mercedes Sedan drove into the side of
the 300-yard, brick-lined tunnel at the
Pont de I'Alma bridge along the Seine,
just north of the Eiffel Tower, accord-
ing to French officials.

Eyewitnesses say that within sec-
onds the car slammed into a concrete
post, spun and hit a tunnel wall, crum-
pling in a mass of twisted steel.

Fayed, 42, and Paul were killed in-
stantly; Princess Diana, 36, would later
die in a French hospital. Also accom-
panying Diana in the car was her body-
guard.

The bodyguard is currently listed in
critical condition, slipping in and out
of a coma. He has suffered brain dam-
age and extensive facial injuries.

At the time of the wreck, seven
members of the paparazzi were seen
swarming the Mercedes. Witnesses also
state that after the crash the seven did
nothing to try and rescue the four oc-
cupants trapped in the car.

Under France's ."Good Samaritan
law" it states that you will do what you
can to help in a time of crisis. Under
that law all seven photographers may
have committed a crime.

When officials arrived they confis-
cated 20 rolls of film. This film will
could reveal the last live photographs
of Princess Diana.

Though at first it seemed that the
paparazzi was the cause of the accident,
evidence later surfaced that Paul had a
blood alcohol level of 1.75, three times
the legal level in France.

With many questions unanswered,
and as a result of the comatose condi-
tion Trevor Rees-Jones, the bodyguard,
investigations continue into the acci-
dent.

The production studio for the Millsaps Channel is ready to go. Now all it needs is students to pioneer programming.

Mass media hits Millsaps

U>q si

Stephanie Yasinski

Staff Writer

Lights, camera and lets try a little
action! The Millsaps Channel carries
text announcements and the sounds
of Y101, but no visual appeal.

The resources of the Millsaps
Channel are ready and waiting, but
there has been virtually no response
from the students. This is largely due
to the lack of funding, that is no
fundings for the much eladed
Millsaps Channel.

But that does not mean the re-
sources available should be ignored.
The Millsaps Channel is complete
with its own studio and an old cam-
era, donated by the Else School of
Management.

An evening backdrop of the sce-
nic capital of Jackson even rests be-

hind two chairs in hope that stu-
dents may report news or hold dis-
cussions. There is no editing equip-
ment, but prerecorded events can be
broadcast.

Jim Vannoy, manager of network-
ing and telecommunications, even
brought in his own personal camera
for students to use in the studio. Mr.
Vannoy hopes to attain better equip-
ment in the future, in particularly a
camera that can be used by students
out of the studio.

However, a good quality camera
used for broadcasting purposes
ranges from $5,000 to $6,000, and
with no funding it will hard to come
by. Until funding comes about Mr.
Vannoy is always looking for dona-
tions.

Mr. Vannoy began working for the

Millsaps Channel unintentionally
when two years ago he complained
about cable companies haphazardly
coming in and disrupting fiber optic
cabling and other wiring.

Apparently, there was no one over-
seeing cable personally when stu-
dents called up and said they needed
cable installed.

The cable men were just let into
the office that holds a vast amount
of campus wiring.

Problems arose and Mr. Vannoy
noted them and pointed out that re-
lations with cable companies heeded
to be more closely monitored so that
networking and telecommunications
ran more smoothly and efficiently.

Mr. Vannoy first sent out a pro-
posal to ten different cable compa
► see Media on page 7

Millsaps graduate selected for MEC'S
Leadership Mississippi program

News Release

Wire Report

A Millsaps College graduate has
been selected along with 24 other
standout Mississippians to partici-
pate in the Mississippi Economic
Council's 1997-98 Leadership Missis-
sippi Program. Allison L. Graves was
chosen from scores of applicants
from throughout the state to take
part in the program for Mississippi's
most promising young leaders.
^ The program's purpose is to iden-
tify emerging young leaders up to age
40 to help them discover and de-
velop leadership skills which can be
used to make a positive impact for

the future growth and development
of their state and local communities.

Allison L. Graves, community de-
velopment manager with Entergy in
Jackson, has a bachelor's degree from
Vanderbilt University and a master's
degree from Millsaps College where
she received the Charles Sewell Out-
standing MBA Student Award. She
has served on the Boards of Central
Mississippi Procurement Center,
Delta Regional Procurement Center,
and the Boys and Girls Club. Ms.
Graves is a volunteer for the Stewpot,
the Mississippi Museum of Art, and
Junior Achievement, and is a mem-
ber of the Mississippi Economic De-

velopment Council.

Leadership Mississippi chairman
Gene Henson of Jackson said, "Ms.
Graves, like each Leadership Missis-
sippi participant, possesses a natural
talent and desire to take a proactive
approach to life in order to make a
difference. But outside of that, the
participants are a very diverse group
of individuals, each with a unique set
of talents and ideas to contribute."

Over 750 of Mississippi's most out-
standing citizens have graduated
from the program. They reflect a
cross section of the state - geographi-
cally, professionally, ethnically, and
economically.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

Beware of callers

Candace Carlisle

Managing Editor

Early Monday morning, News Editor Sandi
Pullen answered her ringing phone to hear
a male voice whispering "Did I wake you?"

Stated Sandi, "I thought that this was a
legitimate call. I tried to sound polite and
said, 'Oh no, you're fine,' so he kept talk-
ing."

The voice then informed her that he was
her roommate's boyfriend from LSU and re-
quested her name. According to Sandi, she
had been awakened from a deep sleep, and
she told him her name before she realized
what kind of call it was.

"The man was whispering into the phone.
It was really creepy. I panicked when I real-

ized that he had my name, phone number,
and that he knew that I was at Millsaps,"
stated Sandi. The caller further identified
himself as 'Mike'.

When asked, other girls around campus
said that they had received similar calls from
males identifying themselves as representa-
tives from Playboy or Cosmopolitan maga-
zines conducting a 'survey'. These surveys
usually try to find out about lingerie and
sexual practices of the girls.

Although this is a minor problem, it is still
frustrating that nothing can be done to pre-
vent or track the calls.

"I wish that the Millsaps phone system
had a tracking system like *69," stated Sandi.
"I'd pay for it. I just want these calls to stop."

Transfer students face many
struggles in adjusting

Liz Dubuisson

Photographer

Those who have never attended any
school other than Millsaps may not know
just what it takes to make the change from
one school to another. Transfer students at
Millsaps are by no means a majority, but they
are an important part of the school.

Morgan Streetman, a sophomore transfer
from the University of Florida, felt like he
could never reach the professors at his first
school. At Millsaps, however, Streetman be-
came more involved with professors.

Brooke Duggar, a sophomore from the
University of Southern Louisiana, completely

agrees. She did not like being just a number
at the state university, and a long number at
that. The only thing the professors knew her
by was her social security number.

This year there are 46 transfer students.
Seven of the new students are freshmen, 25
are sophomores and 14 are juniors. Of those
interviewed, they seem satisfied with their
move in this the second week of the school
year.

There were, however, some complaints.
Streetman was extremely irritated by the lack
of ease in transferring courses. He feels that
the cause of this is the lack of a common
sequence within curriculums.

► Ethics P a g e 1

Maintenance struggles
with AC problems

Ford Day

Layout Editor

With one of the hottest summers in recent memory it was
no surprise that some of air conditioning equipment on cam-
pus decided to quit. The trouble all began this year in April
when the energy management system was struck by lightning.
The energy management system allows the remote control
monitoring of many of the climate control systems on cam-
pus. With this system out of commission, maintenance per-
sonnel must manually set the temperatures for each building.
With only nine personnel in the maintenance division of the
physical plant, this job, on top of the other regularly sched-
uled duties, is difficult.

According to Mr. Wilkinson, Maintenance Supervisor, the
problem of the energy management system will soon be alle-
viated. Wilkinson has recently attended a workshop in Louisi-
ana where he received training on a new energy management
system. The system known as the Metasys is produced by
Johnson Energy Managements Systems of Baton Rogue, Loui-
siana. The system is state of the art and is in use by many
universities and hospitals across the country including LSU.
The new system will allow for better control of temperatures
throughout the campus. It will also allow for maintenance
personnel to remote-
control temperature and energy consumption. In the next two
weeks Wilkinson hopes that the new system will be function-
ing with some of the newer climate systems on campus.

However, the problems weren't confined to computer sys-
tems. Over the summer, compressors in Sullivan-Harrell went
down. Over the summer, fans and open doors were the norm
as temperatures climbed to nearly 100 degrees. Due to the UPS
strike and lack of parts availability, the system wasn't repaired
until just before school started.

The situation is on the up and up now. With cooler weather
in the forecast and the new system on the way, the tempera-
ture situation should cool down.

friend known as Panhellenic. The
purpose of Panhellenic is to unify the
four formal sororities on the basis of
scholarship, leadership, community
service, friendship and sisterhood.
Their decrees are the guidelines that
Greek women abide by in order to
make the rush process conducive to the
freshman life-style.

This year the four members of the
Panhellenic council are Kate Calvert,
President; Angie Lang, Vice President;
Jennifer Rogers, Secretary; and
Stephanie Barrett, Treasurer. These
women, along with their Panhellenic
delegates and the four sororities, com-
posed a Code of Ethics.

As Stephanie Barrett said at the re-
cent Greek Womens Meeting, "The
purpose of the Code of Ethics is to
make a positive statement about what
we, as Greek women, are going to hold
ourselves to in the Panhellenic spirit
and throughout the rush process to
make sure that it is a positive experi-
ence not only for rushees, but also for
us, as Greek women."

Behind the Code of Ethics also lies
an effort to dissolve all of _the tedious
rush issues that tend to exist in a gray
area. By designing the Code of Ethics
in this way it "created an umbrella
where there are no questions; if it vio-

lates any section of the Code of Eth-
ics, then it is a violation of the rush
rules" as Kate Calvert put it.

The NPC, or National Panhellenic
Council, recommended the Code of
Ethics on Millsaps campus. The idea

has been floating from school to school
and has received a warm reception at
each sorority chapter, as it has so far
on Millsaps campus.

The code of ethics contains a lan-
guage that appeals to the morals of all
Greek women, because as Angie Lang
says, "it is indeed easier to break rules
than it is to break your own morals."

This idea tends to make the council
of Panhellenic believe that this Code
of Ethics will fulfill their hopes for suc-
cess.

This year, Panhellenic has planned
a Greek Weekend around the time of
November 17. It will involve all of the
fraternities and sororities on campus.
The planning committee is hoping to
extend the event to a full week, with
and activity involving Greeks and
other organizations and faculty each
day.

The council of Panhellenic agrees
that the main goal behind Panhellenic
and now, the Code of Ethics is the
Greek system. There are four sorori-
ties in formal rush that each offer dif-
ferent, admirable qualities, and there
is one Greek system that unifies them
all.

"We want these rushees to be a part
of the Greek system, not necessarily
one sorority", stated Jennifer Rogers.

6 NEWS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1 997

Abov^^eyond

Special to the I'&W

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Brian Berryhill

"Herff Jones"

Candace Carlisle

April Slayden

Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was re-
cently given national recognition for out-
standing service and brotherhood.

Awards Received at Leadership School

• National Chapter Achievement Award

• Runner-up Finance Award

• Runner-up Communications Award

• Runner-up Web page Design

• Runner-up Chapter Housing

• Dugue Daigle - National Eminent Ac-
tion Award

Convention

• National Scholarship Award

• Britt Mendoza, Province Theta

Underground of the Year

• Dr. James B. Harris, National

Chapter Advisor Award

• Dugue Daigle - Besser-Lindsey Award

• Fall, 1 996 - ODK Scholarship Trophy

Herff Jones, the lovable squirrel named
after our yearbook supplier, is captured
eating a doughnut he swindled away from
a poor, unfortunate freshman.

Jones reportedly frightened the fresh-
man who is not yet accustom to roaches
running rampant on campus and furry
woodland creatures being interviewed
while holding baskets full of multi-colored
oval objects.

The freshman was last seen hovering

over a second doughnut in the bushes of
Olin. No comment was given by the uni-
dentified freshman.

The Kappa Alpha fraternity gave out
the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Scholar-
ship to an incoming freshman. The schol-
arship is given out based on community
service and high academic standards that
were expressed during the freshman's high
school career.

This year's G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery
Scholarship was given to April Slayden.
Slayden comes from Madison-Ridgeland
Academy in Madison, MS. She enjoys bas-
ketball and dancing. As of now, she is con-
sidering a major in Computer Science.

The standards for receiving this schol-
arship are decided by Montgomery and
the Kappa Alpha order.

Jenny Brown studied voice and Ger-
man in an exclusive program in Salzburg,
Austria over the summer.

Allison Jenkins studied opera in an
exclusive program in Boston,
Massachussetts over the summer.

TfflSgTHAT

As the school year begins, students are
looking for ways to get involved at
Millsaps. Students
can choose from a
variety of activities
and one of the types
that many campus
organizations are de-
voted to is commu-
nity service. Millsaps
has a chapter of
Circle K, an interna-
tional service organization, as well as a
Habitat for Humanity Chapter. In addition
to these groups, fraternities, sororities,
CMT, and the Millsaps Catholic Ministry
plan many service events throughout the
year.

If you are interested in learning more

Amanda Cook

Amanda Cook

about community service, there are sev-
eral resources at Millsaps designed to help.
One is an e-mail distribution list that
sends out weekly messages to Millsaps stu-
dents, faculty, and staff about upcoming
service events and opportunities.

Another resource is a set of two com-
munity service brochures that are avail-
able to the Millsaps community. They
include information about Millsaps ser-
vice organizations and non-profit agen-
cies in the Jackson area that Millsaps stu-
dents, faculty, and staff are involved with
and enjoy.

Both the distribution list and the bro-
chures are sponsored by the office of the
chaplain and organized by the Millsaps
Leggett in Community Service, Amanda
Cook.

Please VAX us at PURPLE-AND-WHITE with any announcements.

THURSDAY

Schedule

Last day for schedule
changes without
grade

Career Center
Senior Meeting
11:30 am
AC 137

Senate

Letters of intent for
Senate office due in
SBA office by noon

FRIDAY

Forum Series
"The State of Hate in
America Today"
12:30 pm
AC 215

Senate

Mandantory meet-
ing for all candidates
12 noon
CC Chapel

Major Productions
Mentalist Robert
Channing
8 pm
AC 215

SATURDAY

Football

vs Austin College
1:30 pm

SUNDAY

All Campus Mass
6 pm

CC Chapel

MONDAY

Poster Sale

Lunch

Bowl

Senate

Officer Elections
Lunch & Dinner
Student Center

Women's Collective

"Feminist Views on
Pornography"
Lisa Sigel
6 pm
JSH 203

Senate
Meeting
8 pm

Murrah 200

UESDAY

Senate

Officer Elections
Lunch & Dinner
Student Center

Intramurals

Volleyball entries
due to Venita
Mitchell

2nd floor Student
Center

Diversity Group

Meeting

12 noon

2nd floor Student
Center

Computer Services
Workshop: VAX mail
2-3:30 pm
SH 307

Volleyball

vs. Belhaven
4:30 pm
PAC

Volleyball

vs. UWA
6 pm
PAC

WEDNESDAY

Career Center
Workshop: Mock In-
terviews
5-7 pm
Career Center

2nd THURSDAY

Senate

Officer Run-offs
Lunch & Dinner
Student Center

Computer Services
Workshop: Millsaps
Basics
2-3:30 pm
AC 112

SCHEDULES

P.C. LAB Closings

Friday

4-8 pm
Saturday

7:30-9 am

2-11:45 pm
Sunday

7:30am-2pm

Writing Center

Conference with
student workers by
appointment or on
wlak-in basis (if
available).

Cafeteria

Breakfast (M-F)
7:15 - 10 am
Lunch (M-F)
11:15-1:30 pm
Dinner
4:45-6:30

Weekends:
Breakfast (8-9)
Lunch (11:30-1:30)

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gether. Capital Cable and True Vision Cable,
now Wireless One came up with the best
rates.

Wireless One was chosen because they
presented lower rates to students and in-
stalled $300,000 worth of wiring and distrib-
uting equipment that will be owned by
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A committee has been formed consisting
of faculty, staff and students, to finalize
guidelines on what can and cannot be broad-
cast, but nothing has been set in stone. In
the near future the Millsaps Channel hopes
to begin broadcasting Friday Forums and
sports events.

There may even possibly be a deal made
with WMVT, a new local television station
that is looking for local programming.

However, students should be aware that
this network is recognized as promoting fam-
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ics seeming unsuitable with this theme will
not be broadcast.

Along with the Millsaps Channel, chan-
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FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

The Finger of
Scorn

Every week, I am the guy responsible
for that "This Week in Millsaps History"
column that you see. It's a job that takes
me to the college archives, a virtually
unknown place safely hidden in the
Millsaps library. Therein lies every edi-
tion the P&W has ever published since
1908.

As 1 pulled a dusty tome from the
mid-40s off the shelf, feeling a little like
an archeologist searching hopefully for
the tomb of a forgotten king, I discov-
ered something I believed to be pretty
awesome - "The Finger of Scorn". The
Finger of Scorn was a weekly column
in the society section that was dedicated
to identifying all the social blunders
made by various Millsaps students and
professors.

Usually, the Finger pointed only
among the P&W staffers: "A repulsive
Finger at Reba 'I love Joe but I like scan-
dal better' for sending herself roses."
Sometimes, however, the Finger
pointed to others, including professors:
"A Finger at Dr. Moore and his 'witty'
puns. We want no Moore of them."

Obviously, it was all done in good
humor and good taste. And I began to
me wonder: What if The Finger re-
turned? Who would be targeted? In
other words, who would get the Finger?
Here are my ideas:

A directional Finger goes to "George",
the Infamous Frat Row Vandal, who,
when discovered rummaging through
one of the fraternity's refrigerators, re-
putedly explained that he was looking
for the restroom.

And therefore, a Finger goes also to
Security, who was so busy moving to
their new home in Sanderson that they
didn't get a chance to admonish
George, and correct his misconceptions
of basic lavatory locations.

And a Historically Reproachable Fin-
ger to Uvon "I love the 80s!" Tucker, who
seems to have great difficulty focusing
on any other decade in his Weekly His-
tory column.

See? No one is safe from the Finger.

But, unfortunately, it occurred to me
that while the Finger has many good
uses, it could also be used for evil, if ever
it were allowed to fall into the wrong
hands (pun intended).

And so, with a sad and heavy heart,
I closed the dusty tome and returned it
to its place.

Perhaps one day, the Finger will again
see the light of day, and return to cor-
rect all the Millsaps Community in so-
cial matters. But such is not the des-
tiny of these times

Study Abroad, plan now

Uvon Tucker

Features Editor
"It's fabulous!"

Those were Dr. Leanora Olivia's words as she described
the Summer Study Abroad Program last year.

The Summer Study Abroad Program at Millsaps is an
opportunity for Millsaps students to study in Europe with
Millsaps Professors. They can earn academic credit while
on a six-week whirlwind tour of London, Paris, Munich,
and Prague.

Here's what happens:

First, all students who have signed up for the program
will spend a week in classes at Millsaps. These classes are
designed to expose students to the literature and art of
the cultures they will visit, as well as acclimate them to
the idea that they will be foreigners during the courses.

Then, it's off to Europe! The students will spend the
first 2 weeks in London, seeing fantastic sights and learn-
ing all the while. Then, they will spend 3 or 4 days in
France. Next, they trek to Munich, where they will spend
a week and a half in the heart of Germany. The remain-
der of the trip is spent in Prague.

The students take two courses over that 6-week pe-
riod, 3 weeks per course. They have the option of choos-
ing from two different courses for each term, and may
have more options depending on the number of students
enrolled in the program. Each course is the equivalent
of one full Millsaps course, and is usually applicable to
several different course requirements. The students meet
with the professor for the class just 4 days a week. Those
four days are filled with fantastic- field trips. "We went
to the ancient Roman Baths, we went to Stratton-on-
Avon, we went to Stonehenge, we went everywhere!"
recalled Dr. Olivia.

For the remaining three days each week, the students
are free to do what they wish. "We encourage them to
travel through the country," said Dr. Stephen Black, Di-
rector of the Study Abroad Program for the Arts and Sci-
ences, "that's the best opportunity they get."

Here's how it works:

The Director of the Program will call for the syllabi
from all professors in the division interested in teaching
a course. After the syllabi have been submitted, the Study
Abroad Committee will review each application. Spe-
cifically, the Committee looks to see how the unique re-

sources of Europe are being used to enhance the learn-
ing process.

"We want to maximize the experiences for both the
students and the faculty," explains Dr. Black. "It's an
incredibly powerful tool. You have access to resources
that simply aren't available here."

"When we accept a course, it usually runs for two
consecutive years. This allows teachers who have some
experience there to help the new professors, and also
allows every professor to prepare the course more effec-
tively the second year," continued Dr. Black.

The approximate cost of the trip is around $5,000.
This covers hotel arrangements, all in-Europe transpor-
tation, and all class expenses. The students also have to
provide their own airfare to Europe, .spending money,
and money for food. "We recommencTthe students take
around $1,000 for spending money. They can get by
with much less, but the more they take, the more they
can experience," explained Dr. Black.

"It's not much more expensive than taking summer
courses at Millsaps," commented Dr. Black. "The fact
that it's in Europe more than makes up for the extra
expense."

"There is no way to replicate that experience here,"
agreed Dr. Olivia.

"We usually have a good amount of interest from stu-
dents in the humanities. We'd really like to see more
students in the sciences getting involved," remarked
Dr. Black.

Information sessions for students will start in about
2 or 3 weeks. "We'd like to see the freshmen making
plans now to go in two or three years," said Black. "That
way, they can begin saving money and convincing their
parents to let them go."

All students interested should feel free to contact Dr.
Black via email or phone. Business students should con-
sult Dr. Penny Prenshaw, Director of the Study Abroad
Program for Business.

Of course, if you'd rather look into different summer
options, there are several other programs available. The
professors in your department are very knowledgeable
about such programs. The only drawback to these pro-
grams is the difficulty encountered when transferring
the credits to Millsaps. Most of the time, your work is
reviewed by a committee before a decision is made.

Walter Biggins

Features Editor

Senior Amanda Cook loves to be busy or, at the very
least, she's used to it. Since high school, she's kept her-
self active in community service projects. Even during
the summer, she participates in conferences, seminars
and various activities. Along with co-chairing the Cam-
pus Ministry Team (CMT), she also runs its distribution
list, works furiously on her English major and prepares
for upcoming Comprehensive Exams.

Despite all the rush and roar, Cook remains serene
and friendly. In her second year as co-chair of CMT,
Cook freely talks about its role on campus and in the
Jackson community, along with how she keeps it all in
control. Once again, someone stole the tape recorder,
so my questions— if not Cook's responses— are impro-
vised in print.

What do you do?

"I'm one of two co-chairs of the CMT, along with [se-
nior] Todd Reeves. We oversee about eleven task groups,
like the Seeking and Understanding Series service; I knew
that when I came here. My freshman year, I got involved
in the community service work-study program, tutoring

with Amanda Cook

children... The next summer, I worked with Don
[Fortenberry, Millsaps Chaplain]."

With academics, how do you manage?

"It can be a juggling act, but it's something I want to be
a part of. I wouldn't have it any other way. I love it; it's
wonderful. CMT is very diverse, making connections
to Millsaps students."

What's the most challenging aspect of your
position?

"It's hard figuring out what the campus needs are, find-
ing new ways to connect people... We're trying to find
ways to connect people through service work."

What new things does CMT plan to do this year?

"We're putting together more spirit for the games. A lot
of schools use sports to get to students.

What are your post-graduation plans?

"I'm interested in politics, and I'm maybe gonna get a
degree in arts management., or end up working in the
non-profit sector for a while."

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

FEATURES 9

Patrick Cooper

New Residence
Life Director,
takes reins of
North Campus,
enthusiastic
about year to
come.

Walter Biggins

Walter S(«im7!*VV

Patrick Cooper

Features Editor

Since he came here from New Orleans,
Patrick Cooper hasn't actually left Millsaps
College.

He graduated here, with a degree in el-
ementary education in 1993. During his aca-
demic period here he acted as a resident as-
sistant

Since graduation, he's been in and around
the campus, working in summer conferences.

Now, at age 25, he's back. Cooper is the new Residence Life Coordinator for the north
end of campus, supervising Sanderson, Bacot and Franklin dorms.

"He was my supervisor at summer conferences," said junior Michael Barham, a Sanderson
R.A. "He's enthused about working at Millsaps, and [he's] energetic. He's very concerned
about doing a good job, and doing it well."

Cooper indeed seems excited about his new job. As he talks, in fact, the word "excited"
pops up a lot, as does the word "know" and all its derivatives.

Case in point: "It's important for the resident life coordinator to get to know the stu-
dents, to be seen," Cooper said. "I try to let them know that I am concerned about what
goes on in the halls..

You can't meet their needs unless you try and get to know them."

But what is his new job?

"I'm in charge of the three dorms on the north end of the campus," continued Cooper.
"I'm kinda a go-between between Anita [Sumrall, Director of Student Housing] and the

R.A.'s."

One of Cooper's big responsibilities, along with southside coordinator Allison Hyko, is
to create consistency between the north and south ends.

In short, Cooper and Hyko are responsible for making sure that rules are enforced equally
on both ends, and that the same campus life information is given to both sides of the
campus.

However, Cooper feels that his job requires much more than this.

"One of our goals is to make the dorms a more welcome environment," claims Cooper.
"When you go into Bacot, it's concrete. There's a table with no chairs to sit in... There's so
much mismatched stuff here and there."

Furthermore, since Cooper has some power over the resident assistants, but still answers
to Sumrall and Sneed, he's "still in the process of defining that [my job]."

"It's a very thin line" between his role as R.A. supervisor and his relationship to students
and administration.

Even with all his responsibilities, Cooper feels lucky in many ways. For one thing, he's
the only male resident of Bacot Hall. He's also happy that his "R.A.'s are really good."

He's also satisfied with the way in which he got his job. For three years, Cooper taught
at Pecan Creek Elementary School in Jackson, while also working at Millsaps summer con-
ferences.

Before officially coming back here, he'd already had experience working with Student
Affairs and with Dean David Sneed.

When the residence life coordinator position opened up, Student Affairs offered the job
to him.

"Patrick is doing quite well for being so new," claims Barham. "He's very organized." An
anonymous R.A. says that Cooper is "groovy, nifty and neat."

"I'm more than happy to make my presence here," Cooper said with finality. "My ulti-
mate goal is to become a school principal., so it's a good thing."

1944 The 1944 Football Schedule included Howard Col-
lege, Arkansas A&M, University of Alabama, and Mis-
sissippi State.

1 948 Students at Millsaps and Belhaven Colleges were able
to take courses at the other college for academic
credit.

1956 Construction on the Student Union Building began.

1960 The service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega was reacti-
vated on campus. Alpha Phi Omega was a service
fraternity for men affiliated with the Boy Scouts.

1968 The new Heritage Program was offered to Freshmen
students. Upperclassmen felt it was unfair that they
were not allowed to take advantage of the
opporunities provided by the program.

1971 Galloway Hall, at the time a condemned building,
was demolished.

1973 Founders Hall, the first building ever on the Millsaps
campus, was demolished. Founders Hall stood at the
present-day site of the Bell Tower.

1978 After the resignation of Dr. Collins, Millsaps began a
3-month period without a President.

The NCAA, in an attempt to publicize Division III
schools, aired the Millsaps football game against
Southwestern (now Rhodes) regionally on ABC.

1982 Computer Services opened the first 24-hour termi-
nal lab on campus.

1987 The Men's Cross Country Team was added to the

Varsity Schedule, to go along with the already estab
lished Women's Cross Country Team.

1989 The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity was placed on so
cial probation after an alcohol-related incident from
the previous Spring.

The Post Office was expanded, allowing all students
to have an individual mail box.

The Delayed Rush System began on campus, allow
ing students more time before they were required to
pledge to a fraternity or sorority.

Millsaps joined the College Athletic Conference
(CAC), which included schools such as University of
the South, Trinity University, Centre College, and
archrival Rhodes College.

1990 Freshman were permitted visitation rights on week
days.

The Millsaps Kappa Alpha Chapter received the
fraternity's highest honor on the national scale - The
J. Edgar Hoover Award for Chapter Excellence.

1991 David Sneed became new Associate Dean for Student
Development.

1992 The Modern Languages Department received a grant
totaling over $118, 000 to equip a state-of-the-art
Language Learning Center.

1994 Construction plans for the New South Dorm were
officialized.

10 FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated that the "The
years teach more which the days never know." With
these years many Millsaps professors have been com-
piling intriguing books and articles:

Dr. Michael

English De
The Origin
Jewish

Galchinsky - from the
partment published
Of The Modern
Woman
Writer: Ro-
mance
and
Re-

form
in Vic-
torian En-
gland. He re-
helped edit In-
sider: American
Multiculturalism ,
in the spring of 1998
claimed this book is "a
that asks what it means to be

cently
sider /Out-
Jews and

that is due out
Dr. Galchinsky ex-
very timely book
American, along with

Morgan's Foundation, but the house in which they
exist and were discovered is owned by the Forbes
Family. Needless to say, it is a private collection in
which little has been explored, until Dr. Smith. Dr.
Smith has recently published a journal article called
" Evelyn Pickering De Morgan's Allegories Of
Imprisonment" in Victorian Literature and Cul-
ture . This article is also a chapter out of her soon to
be published book Evelyn De Morgan And The Al-
legorical Body. She also has a journal article due out
later this fall in the Woman's Art Journal on a gen-
eral introduction to Evelyn Pickering De Morgan.
Dr. Smith said she chose Morgan to write about be-
cause she could "tell Morgan was doing something
different with her paintings. She was thinking about
women in the nineteenth century and their roles in
Victorian culture. She was struggling to understand
other issues about tension between body and spirit."

Dr. Suzanne Marrs - of the English Department, met
Eudora Welty in 1983, and has written about her for
the last 14 years. In April of .1997 Dr. Marrs was co-
chair of the Eudora Welty, Mississippi Home Ties
Conference sponsored by Millsaps College. There
she presented a paper titled "The Huge Faithful
Stage of the Outside World: Eudora Welty's Life

his latest book "explains how events that misshaped
human understanding of sex and sex roles in pre-
history and the ancient world have dominated his-
tory and continue profoundly to affect our lives to-
day. The book blends biology, anthropology, mythol-
ogy, religion, and the study of women and men to
establish a fascinating perspective on the human ex-
perience."

Dr. Catherine Freis - Chair of the Classics Depart-
ment, is co-authoring the revised introductory-level

Greek textbook entitled Ancient Greek Life. Dr.
Freis is hoping that the book will be ready in 1998,

Read Your

Professors'

Minds

other categories' of identity whether ethnic, racial,
religious or sexual." Dr. Galchinsky, who is also Jew-
ish, noted that "Jewish studies, like African-Ameri-
can studies, is a rigorous discipline. You don't have
to be Jewish to study it any more than you have to
be a woman to read a book by a woman."

Dr. Greg Miller - Chair of the English Department,
has recently finished a book of poetry called the Iron
Wheel. He feels that, "Poetry speaks with the
rhythms of the body. Its music and its delight in the
world tie us to one another and how and why we
live." Clyde Edgerton, a respected novelist, ex-
claimed, "In Greg Miller's poems, the natural world
sometimes seems to almost meld with human love,
fear, and longing. In Iron Wheel, I watched a secret
ceremony, watched Nature and the human heart
collide and embrace, each striving to unmask the
other. The balance is perfect. These poems are new,
they live on air, and they please 'both in memory
and in fact.'" His book is due out in January of 1998.

Dr. Elise Lawton Smith - Chair of the Art Depart-
ment, who has recently returned from an extended
sabbatical, has been working vigorously writing on
the works of painter and sculptor Evelyn Pickering
De Morgan (18551919). All of De Morgan's works of
art are in Britain, except two which are at the Co-
lumbia Museum of Art in South Carolina. Each of
De Morgan's works in Britain are owned by the De

in Politics" . In May, she went to a meeting in Balti-
more, Maryland of The American Literature Asso-
ciation where she presented her paper "Inquiring
Minds Want to Know: Welty and Biography ". This
Fall, she will have an article coming out in the jour-
nal Mississippi Quarterly called "Place and the
Displaced in The Bride of the Innisfallen '. Finally,
she is co-editing the book Welty and the Political.
Dr. Marrs proclaimed that the reason she writes so
much on Eudora Welty is due to the fact that she is
"impressed by the com- plexity of her vision
and by the power of her language."

McElvaine -

History
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est book, one
ing on for the
Women, Men, and

third
book
What's
A New
cratic Vision
America, His lat-
he has been work-
last ten yeafs, is Sex:
History. He stated that

but is not waiting until the book is out to let her
work reach her students. She is already using parts
of the revised edition in her Level One Greek classes.
She remarked that the old edition "was fun, full of
folklore tales from all over the world. I enjoyed com-
paring these types of tales to Greek folklore, so when
the University of North Carolina Press approached
me to work on a revision I agreed." For this revision
Dr. Freis personally collected illustrations and wrote
cultural essays in Greece. Dr. Freis described this
revision as coming closest to her ideal language text.

Dr. Anne McMaster - of the English Department, has
"Wharton, Race, and The Age of Innocence " com-
ing out in the book Edith Wharton: A Forward
Glance, a volume of essays published by the Uni-
versity of Delaware Press. She explained that her
essay is talking about characters of color - African-
American, Jews, immigrants - and how Wharton is
using the darkness of people's skin in minor charac-
ters to convey things about main characters. The
accomplishment that she is most enthusiastic about,
though, is that of the Woman's Studies Conference
at Millsaps College on October 24-26 this year. She
has been helping to plan the conference for the last
two years. There will be many speakers and stu-
dents from all around the U.S. Dr. McMaster is get-
ting all disciplines involved. She and others want
to relay the message that "there is Women's Studies
in every field."

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 1 1

Gimme that rock
n' roll music

The other day, as I was driving
around, I grew weary of the CD in my
stereo, Jerry Lee Lewis's Greatest Hits.
Sure, the Killer's great, but you can only
hear him say "we've got chicken in the
barn" so many times before it gets tire-
some. So, I scrounged around for an-
other CD, only to find I'd left them all
in my room. D'oh. Hence, I was forced
to do something the true rock n' roll
music lover never does... TURN ON
THE RADIO.

C'MON RIDE THAT TRAIN

When I turned it on, it was tuned to
Y101. 1 cringed in horror as I had flash-
backs of The Quad City DJs. Hanson
was on, that MMMBop song. For the
longest time I thought Hanson was
Nelson, just younger or something.
Needless to say I turned the knob.
DO VKNOW WHAT I MEAN?

My tunings brought me to the Jack-
son mainstay, Z-106. Mississippi Queen
was playing. I swear, they must play
that song 2000 times a day. The folks
at Z-106 must've been sitting around
one day and said, "Hey, we're a Missis-
sippi classic rock station. This song has
Mississippi in the title. Let's beat it to
death." I had a sinking feeling they'd
be playing Rock N' Roll Hootchie Koo or
Riulur Love next. I winced, and turned
the knob.

DURAN DURAN IN THE SKY

Next I came to 94.7, Arro 94, sup-
posedly "All Rock N' Roll Oldies." Spirit
in the Sky was playing, coming to the
end where the chorus Na-:Na-Na's into
eternity. Next up was Duran Duran's
A View To a Kill. I remember when that
song came out. Does that make ME an
oldie? I tend to think of oldies as the
50's and 60's, not third grade.
AS I WALK ALONG, I WONDER...

A pleasant surprize blasted out of my
speakers as I tuned to 103.7. Riddled
with fuzz and interference, I heard
Ritchie Valens crooning C'mon Let's Go.
After that, The Supremes serenaded me
with Mama Said. Later, Del Shannon
told me the sad tale called Runaway. I
had found it. Though a wall of fuzz I
had found great rock n' roll. Too bad
the station is from Hattiesburg.
AXL ROSE SAID IT BEST...

So "where do I go now" for good rock
n' roll? There's no real oldies station in
Jackson. So I guess I'm stuck with three
choices a) buy new CDs, b) wait for a
Jackson oldies station (which is prob-
ably akin to waiting for godot) or c)
transfer to USM. Looks like I'll be pay-
ing Be-Bop record shop a visit.

'AH the world's a stage...'

Performing arts department readies for a stellar year

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Beginning this year, the Millsaps
Theatre and Music departments
have been consolidated into one
large department, Performing Arts.
Dr. Timothy Coker, former chair of
the Music department, is now the
chair of the Performing Arts. The de-
partment has many events and per-
formances planned for this year for
the Millsaps players, Chamber Sing-
ers and Singers.

The first offspring from the mar-
riage of the two is the musical revue,
A Grand Night for Singing, featuring
songs from various Rodgers &
Hammerstein classics. This project
marks the first musical for the col-
lege in five years. Tryouts for the re-
vue were held last Saturday, and the
cast was selected. The revue will star
Patrick Johnston as Martin, Lindsay
Whitfield as Lynne, Carla Morrison
as Victoria, Josh Dupont as Jason and
Nicole Saad as Alyson.

"It's going to be a whole new ex-
perience," said Saad, an experienced
Player.

A Grand Night for Singing premieres
November 14. For more informa-
tion, visit the Millsaps webpage at
www.millsaps.edu
Upcoming Performing Arts
events at Millsaps

Also on tap this year for the play-
ers is a production of Dracula, writ-

Rrian Rcrryhill/l'&W

Jenni Brown auditions for "A Grand Night for Singing". This will be the first
musical at Millsaps in five years.

ten for the stage by Hamliton Deane
and John Balderstone. Tryouts for
Dracula will be held Monday, Sep-
tember 8 at 6:30 PM in the CC au-
ditorium, featuring six parts for men
and two for women. Dracula pre-
mieres October 24. Spring theatre
productions include Beth Henley's
Crimes of the Heart and Tartuffe by
Moliere.

Think there's big plans for the-
atre? A huge year for music is also
planned. Besides A Grand Night for
Singing, there are the traditional
Singers and Chamber Singers con-
certs. A milestone in the season will
be the winter concert. It will feature
premiere music by Jane Marshall

written expressly for the singers per-
formance. It will also feature accom-
paniment by local church choirs. Also
notable is a music workshop with The
American Boy's Choir which will be
held in February.

The Chamber Singers have planned
a trip to Europe this summer. A new
Sweat Scholarship has been estab-
lished this year, a summer scholarship
for vocalists to study at a number of
musical institutes. Tryouts for the
scholarship will be held November 21.

Dr. Johnathan Sweat, chair of the
department is elated about the year's
plan.

"It looks like a very exciting year
for both faculty and students," he said.

Have a cheap laugh with
classic comedies

Carey Miller & Mark Salvaggio

A&E Editor & Staff Writer

So, did you take my advice and
try renting Donnie Brasco, but it
was out? "Forget
about it!" Well, in-
stead, here's a handy
guide to renting the
cream of the movie
crop. This four part
series will explore the
upper echelon of cin-
ema, concentrating
on the areas of com-
edy, action, drama
and sci-fi/horror. Highlighted
this week: comedy.
SPOOF!

Playing on the cliches of vari-
ous genres, spoofs parody classic
American film styles. The Zucker
brothers, masters of the genre,
tend to evoke a laugh a second
with their nonsensical humor.
Examine Airplane! 1&2, Top Se^
cretl and the Naked Gun series for
proof. "Weird" Al Yankovic fans
may want to relive old memories
by renting the parody-filled UHF.

Video Rental
Guide

Part 1 of 4

If you're looking for a fake docu-
mentary with a difference, then
you can't beat This Is Spinal Tap
or And God Spoke.

ROMANCE!

Romantic com-
edies which are actu-
ally funny are few
and far-between.
Among the best are
the Oscar-winning
Arthur. Another fine
example is "10,"
Blake Edwards' satire
on how men objec-
tify women. For you guys (and
gals) who like sports, then you
need a double-feature of Costner:
Bull Durham and Tin Cup.
THE 80 S!

The '80s gave us a particular
genre of comedy: the 80's movie.
Check out Fast Times at
Ridgemont High to see Sean Penn,
Jennifer Jason Leigh and others
before they were stars. If you
want to see accurate portrayals
of college life, then Revenge of the
Nerds, Real Genius, the retrospec
► See Comedies on page 12

Friday
Forum
Look

'The State of Hate in America
Today'

Friday, Sept. 5, 12:30 PM
AC 215

Laurie L. Wood, Research/Informa-
tion Manager of the Klanwatch Project/
Militia Task Force of the Southern Pov-
erty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala-
bama, will examine hate crime activ-
ity and the current status of hate groups
and "Patriot" or militia groups
throughout the United States.

This forum is co-sonsored with the
Campus Ministry Team of Millsaps Col-
lege.

The Forum Series is a series of fac-
ulty, student, and guest-sponsored lec-
tures and events which address reli-
gious and contemporary issues. All
events are open to the public free of
charge.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

Sigmund Freud still flourishing in Millsaps cafeteria

Jason Otis

Columnist

On several different occasions over the
past few years, it has been
brought to my attention that
the "psychological stock," so to
speak, of famed neurologist
Sigmund Freud has plum-
meted. Many attribute the fall
from grace to the advent of the
"politically correct" culture and
the rise of the feminist move-
ment, whose proponents prob

Jason Otis

ably find the idea of women with phallic envy in-
sulting.

I find it quite interesting that some of the find-
ings of a scientist, once lauded, are now disregarded.
Whereas advancements in technology, and discov-
eries made thereby, tend to affect science, philoso-
phy, art, literature, business, and most other facets
of society, Freud's psychological findings, although
very controversial, have remained undaunted since
their inception.

The Millsaps Cafeteria. Trusty. Tried and true. And
when viewed as a microcosm, it can be indicative
of, and can offer solutions to, problems with race
relations, interfraternal/sororital relations, class is-
sues, health issues, and gender relations.. .and it can

lend credence to Freud's findings.

Upon walking into the Caf, one will notice many
different things - carpet with intricate floral designs,
massive wooden grates hanging from the ceiling, a
cereal island, workers, diners, chairs...and tables. Any
table in the cafeteria is one of two shapes - circular
or rectangular. And everyday at breakfast, lunch, and
dinner, a phenomenon occurs... for the most part,
people who sit at circular tables are female, and those
who sit at rectangular tables are men.

The phallic nature of the rectangular tables is ob-
vious, so it is not surprising that those seated at these
tables are men, eager to confirm and project their
masculinity. Less obvious is the way the circular
tables fit into the scheme. Because women are the
predominant inhabitors of these tables, it becomes
evident that there should be some association be-
tween the female gender and the circle. And, of
course, there is. Women, conventionally, are known
as the curvier sex. They have ovaries and ova and
wombs that get almost spherical when bearing a
child. So, as the men sit at the rectangular tables,
the women sit at the circular tables for a similar rea-
son.

Of course, there are implications of this discov-
ery which address anyone who eats in the Caf. Since
there are two different types of table and two differ-
ent sexes, there are four basic types of people who

dine in the caf - primarily men who sit at the rect-
angular tables and women who sit at the circular
tables, but there are also women who sit at the rect-
angular tables and men who sit at circular tables.

It is the latter group about which we should be
somewhat concerned, for, while the other groups -
women at circular and rectangular tables and men
at rectangular tables - are harmless, men at circular
tables can be dangerous. The men who sit at the rect-
angular tables are insecure and not quite comfort-
able with their masculinity, so they sit at a big, ob-
long table to project more masculinity than they feel
they have. The women at the circular tables have a
strong motherly instinct. The women at the rectan-
gular tables are probably lesbians for the most part,
but some of them, while heterosexual, grew up in
households with older brothers, and feel somewhat
jealous. Lastly, there are the men who sit at circular
tables. Reason tells us that a lot of these men are
gay, but there are some, according to an explication
and application of Freud's texts, who sit at the circu-
lar tables out of a deep desire to return to their
mother's womb. This Oedipal desire causes the man
to have contempt tor his father. ...a contempt that
may spawn patricidal tendencies. So, fathers of cir-
cular table-sitting men, beware!

But, of course, we must remember, "sometimes a
cafeteria table is just a cafeteria table."

► Comedies from page 11.

tive Back to School and the subtle
Animal House are for you.
POTTY LAUGHS!

For those who prefer toilet hu-
mor, then Caddyshack is your bag.
With talent like Bill Murray, Chevy
Chase and a gopher puppet you
can't go wrong. Do you remember
how Keanu Reeves' career started?
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Another epic comedy you might
not admit remembering is Pee-Wee's
Big Adventure.
DR. FEELGOOD!

Searching for some meaning? Let
us recommend two feel-good mov-
ies which will rejuvenate you. For
divine inspiration turn to Oh, God!
For more earthly laughs, go for The
Toy.

DO, RE, MI!

If you're like us, then you like to
sing along with your comedy. The
Little Shop of Horrors has some of the
most memorable scenes of any mu-
sical. For you Classics majors, ask
your teacher to let you watch A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to

the Forum.

SOMETHING WEIRD!

For those of you who laughed at
Pulp Fiction, you might want to give
Heathers a try. Bizarre - that's the
only term we can think to describe
Dr. Detroit with Dan Aykroyd and
The Jerk with Steve Martin. For the
ultimately weird, see Brazil.
HEY BUDDY!

Buddy flicks were one of the most
popular genres this summer. For
some older, better films, check out
the original Money Talks - 48 Hours.
Also with Eddie: the socially rel-
evant Trading Places. For the best of
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, go
rent Stir Crazy. For a bit of adven-
ture and travel, check out Planes,
Trains, and Automobiles and Spies
Like Us. And for a great road movie,
Midnight Run.
MISCELLANEOUS!

For a lighter view on civilization
than Apocalypse Now, The Gods Must
Be Crazy delivers. The Coen broth-
ers gained the Oscar nod with Fargo,
but Raising Arizona is possibly their

funniest work.
BRITS!

The British have a comedy style all
their own. And nothing typifies this
style better than Monty Python. This
sextet has made such memorable films
as The Holy Grail and The Meaning of
Life. But don't rent those without first
seeing The Life of Brian.
WOODY!

Woody Allen is a comic genius. He
won Oscars for his Mighty Aphrodite and
Annie Hall. If you don't mind comedies
which break from reality, then go for
Woody Allen.
CLASSICS!

Then there's classic comedies.Just
about anything with Peter Sellers in it
is good, but Dr. Strangelove and A Shot
in the Dark are his very best. W.C. Fields
is another great comedic actor; check
out My Little Chickadee or Never Give a
Sucker an Even Break. Perhaps the great-
est comic actor of all time, however, is
Charlie Chaplin. The Great Dictator and
City Lights defined funny. Oh yeah, two
words: MEL BROOKS. Blazing Saddles,
Young Frankenstein, etc.

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The Sensuos Svvami

Aries - You love adventure, but look-
out this week. What seems like an ad-
venture may really be a foolhardy ex-
pedition.

Taurus - It is easy for you to love, but
don't let the one you love become a
possession. You may find that such a
possession can be taken away.
Gemini - You are adaptable by nature,
but also prone to be nervous. Try to
relax in the future, and by all means,
remember to breathe.
Cancer - Have you been reaching for
something that is just out of your grasp?
Maybe it is time to let go and move on
with your life.

Leo - You're supposed to be an extro-
vert. So why are you spending so much
time hiding in your room? People are
more anxious to see you than you
think.

Virgo - Life is not perfect, so you should
not hold yourself to such a standard.
Stop worrying and have a little fun.
Libra - You are at ease with romance,
but perhaps you have recently won one
too many hearts. Back off from the un-
comfortable situation you are facing.
Scorpio - Can you say "Obsessive/Com-
pulsive"? That seems to be your prob-
lem lately. Lighten up a little bit, and
life will flow a lot smoother.
Sagittarius - You have made an unwise
wager in the not so distant past. Accept
your defeat with grace, and prepare to
pay up.

Capricorn - Practicality has its place,
but so does reckless abandon. Let loose
this week, and you may find that life
will be a lot less stressful.
Aquarius - Someone close to you is suf-
fering from your unemotional and de-
tached moods. Perhaps you could make
time in your schedule to bond with
them.

Pisces - You have a strong intuitive na-
ture. Let it guide you in your decisions.
But beware, even the strongest senses
are sometimes mistaken.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13

India is closer than you think

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Looking for a delicious alternative to the same-old
burgers, burritos, pizza and pasta? Looking for a truly
unique culinary experience that will make your taste
buds go wild? Well look no further than 5101 1-55
North, home of India Palace, Jackson's only authentic
Indian restaurant.

If you join them for dinner, expect the royal treat-
ment. The ambiance of the room is exquisite, with
brightly colored walls, triangular win-
dows, and arched doorways, that give a
feeling of being right in the middle of
Bombay.

Every entree I sampled was delicious,
such as the gosht vindaloo (lamb in pota-
toes in a thick and hot curry sauce), daal
makhani (a vegetarian dish of lentils in a
spicy butter sauce), aloo gobhi masala (an-
other vegetarian dish of cauliflower and
potatoes cooked in onions, tomatoes and
spices), murgh tandoori (chicken mari-
nated in a spicy yogurt sauce), and shrimp
saag (shrimp cooked in creamed spinach).

The appetizers I sampled, were equally scrumptious-
the paneer pakora (the Indian equivalent of cheese
sticks), bombay murgh (chickenwings marinated in a
thick tomato sauce), and vegetable samosa (vegetable

nuttenftc

fritters).

All meals are served with papadam, thin crisp slices
of lentil bread, which seemed to me to be the distant
cousin of tortilla chips, but with a spicy kick.

There are also many other types of bread available. I
had paneer kulcha (bread filled with cheese). It was de-
licious. I also tried th<j: naan ( flattened tear drop shaped
bread). All breads are served piping hot with or with-
out butter. The desserts, such as kheer (rice pudding),
are absolutely heavenly.

Prices range from inexpensive to mod-
erate, and a party of two could eat a meal
with an appetizer and dessert for under
$40. If you have a tight budget and are
rS / looking for a cheap retreat from the caf,

jl don't despair.

India Palace has a lunch buffet Mon-
day through Sunday 11 am to 2:30 pm. It
costs $6.75 and is more than worth it to
sample the perfection of Indian dishes the
buffet offers. For you students over 21, In-
dia Palace offers a wine list of Ernest &
Jullio Gallo wines. They also have a bar
which, besides from serving the basic beer and liquor,
serves traditional Indian beverages.

All in all, India Palace is a diamond in the rough. It's
fairly small and out of the way, but your stomach (and

Cuisine

SNOBKI1

Snorkin, you look huge! Hove you
been working out?

your wallet) will thank you for paying them a visit.

Ring on Southern belles

Liz Dubuisson

Photographer

With chapter titles like "Build
a Fence Around the South and
You'd Have One Big Madhouse",
Florence King's autobiographical
Southern Ladies and Gentlemen is
hilariously correct in its observa-
tion of Southern idiosyncrasies.

For anyone who is new to the
South, and desperately seeks to
understand the enigmatic society
about them, this book is a must
have.

King has wonderful insights
into the Southern psyche. She
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Charlie
Swearingen

Sports
Editor

It might just be me, but in between
my classes, being a devoted athletic
trainer, fraternity member and sports
editor for the Purple and White, I hardly
have time to plunk two quarters in to
the newspaper machine everyday to
catch up on current events. However,
the other day I did plunk the two quar-
ters into the machine to get the illus-
trious Clarion-Ledger where I read some-
thing that sparked some old emotions.

Monday, the Cincinnati Reds pro-
moted third baseman, Pete Rose, Jr.,
from their AA farm club team in Chat-
tanooga to the Big Show. The younger
Rose walked in his father's foot steps as
he wore number 14 and played third
base, both of which his father, Pete
Rose, Sr., did. Upon his first at bat, the
fans at Riverfront Stadium gave the
youngster a breath taking standing ova-
tion. Additionally, Rose, Jr. has done
exceptionally well in his AA play. This
season he hit .308 with 25 homers and
98 RBIs in 112 games and ended the
season fifth in RBI and slugging percent-
age, seventh in homers and tenth in
batting.

Will this induction of Pete Rose, Jr.
into the major league bring back a lot
of controversy concerning the banning
of Pete Rose, Sr. from baseball? You can
bet it will. As a matter of fact, that is
the very thing that got him in trouble
in the first place: gambling. For this
breech of civil society he was fined
$50,000,. dedicated 1,000 hours towards
community service, spent six months
in jail and was banned from baseball
for life.

But does this 'breech' justify the ab-
sence of Charlie Hustle from the Hall
of Fame? I tend not to believe so. He
paid his debt to society. And besides,
judging by today's standards some of
the other baseball greats wouldn't be
in the Hall of Fame. Both Ty Cobb and
Babe Ruth were rude, gambling, wom-
anizing jerks, but they were great ball
players who deserved to be in the Hall.

Pete Rose, Sr. doesn't just belong in
the Hall of Fame, he should be the 20
foot high, three ton centerpiece statue
in the front room of the place. Charlie
Hustle, as he has come to be known for
his uncanny desire to win and be the
best he could, may very well hold the
record for the major leaguer who holds
the most Major League records.

There is no doubt that Rose, Sr. did
some irresponsible acts, but what is
important here, the fact that he is one
of the greatest players of the game or
that he wasn't the greatest neighbor in
the neighborhood? I think that a player
should be voted into the Hall based on
his ability to play the game. Lets judge
him on that, not how good of a citizen
he is.

Faculty's participation in
Millsaps varsity sports

Camhic CorlMcfl'txW

During a team scrimage, Pollard launches a pass to a reciever demonstrating his athletic abilities as did his predecessors.

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

Many people think of college as a stepping stone for
the actual beginning of their lives, and of coarse that's
true, but there is another angle one could look at col-
lege. College is a living thing, if you will, and is ever
changing. With the inauguration of each new academic
year brings new faces, new personalities, and a new era.

The college experience is a diverse venture. Even the
most studious of students are engaged in more than just
planting their educated noses into textbooks and study-
ing for hours on end. There are so many things to get
involved with, the vast majority of students have at least
a second thing to do in their spare time. There are inter-
ests such as clubs, honoraries, fraternities, sororities, and,

of coarse, varsity and intramural sports.

Giving more thought to this topic makes one ponder
what happened to some of these students of higher edu-
cation who once walked the halls we walk, resided in
the dorms and frat houses we reside in, and competed
on the fields where we compete. The thought of these
student athletes and what they are doing now got me
thinking about our own faculty and staff. How many
of them used to play a varsity spot themselves, and
which ones played for Millsaps. There are in fact several
Millsaps faculty staff members that played varsity colle-
giate sports, and most of those people played at Mill-
saps. Some of the faculty/ staff that participated varsity
athletes include Coach Jim Page, head baseball coach
p. see faculty participation page 16

Millsaps, where are the fans?

Jenny Allred

Staff Writer

What is it that attracts people to a
sporting event? Is it the lively band?
The stadium lights? The drinks and
hot dogs sold in the stands? Or is it
simply knowing the athletes who are
competing? Well, since Millsaps can
offer at least one of these driving
forces exceptionally well, why is it
that we as a school have such gener-

Excited fans
attack goal
post after win
over Trinity
last year to
clinch the
SCAC co-
championship.
This

enthusiasm is
greatly missed
in the day to
day athletic
events.

Candace Carlisle/I'lkW

ally poor school spirit? Everyone can
probably name at least one athlete
on a varsity team. Considering the
size of Millsaps in relation to the
number of sports the school offers, it
wouldn't be surprising if most people
could name several athletes on sev-
eral different teams. Why, then, if
everyone (most likely) knows at least
one athlete-aren't sports events well-
attended?

Does the appeal of home make it
impossible to stay on a Friday after-
noon for a baseball, basketball, or
volleyball game? Too tired on Sat-
urday morning to drag ourselves out
of bed to support the football or soc-
cer players? Too busy to work in a
tennis match here or there? Or to
offer congratulations and support to
golfers and <:ross-country runners?
These athletes are playing because
they want to-not because of any ath-
letic scholarship they received.
They are playing because they love
the game enough to want to bud-
get their time among school, home-
work, labs, social time, and practice.
And luckily, they are playing be-
cause they love the game enough
to play even when the only people
in the stands are parents and
coaches. But think about how
much more fun it would be if there
was enough school spirit to bring

^ see fans page 16

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

SPORTS 15

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Septermber 6

St. Mary's Univ.

Away

10am

September 7

McMurray

Away

10am

September 10

Belhaven

Away

3:30pm

Septermber 12

Spring Hill Col.

Home

2pm

September 14

Martin Meth. Col.

Home

Noon

September 20

Oglethorpe Univ.

Home

10am

September 21

Loyola Univ.

Home

1pm

September 27

Trinity Univ.

Away

2pm

Septermber 28

SW Univ.

Away

11am

October 4

Sewanee

Away

10am

October 5

Centre

Away

Noon

October 1 1

Rhodes

Home

9am

October 12

Hendrix

Home

Noon

October 15

Belhaven

Home

3pm

October 17

Austin Col.

Home

2pm

October 19

Springhill-Col.

Away

3pm

October 25

Christian Bro. Univ.

Away

Noon

October 27

Maryville Univ.

Rhodes

2pm

November 1

Loyola Univ.

Away

Noon

MEN'S SOCCER

August 23

Hinds

Home

3:30pm

September 3

Holmes

Home

5pm

September 6

Methodist Col.

Away

2pm

September 7

McMurray

Away

2pm

September 12

SpringHill Col.

Home

4pm

September 14

Martin Meth. Col.

Home

2pm

September 20

Oglethorpe

Home

Noon

September 27

Trinity

Away

4pm

September 28

SW Univ.

Away

1pm

October 4

Sewanee

Away

Noon

October 5

Centre Col.

Away

2pm

October 11

Rhodes

Home

11am

October 12

Hendrix

Home

2pm

October 17

Austin Col.

Home

4pm

October 19

SpringHill Col.

Away

1pm

October 25

Principia

Away

2pm

November 8

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Home

Noon

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Training camp is finally over and game
week is upon us. I will personally attest that
this has been the most grueling training
camp I have endured during my four years
here at Millsaps.

Consider that we began with over 80 play-
ers out for football, 55 of which were fresh-
man, and now we are down to 58 players.

The new guys who have stuck with it have
earned the respect of the older players who
have been committed to the program. We
are starting to get used to each other and are
forming a close team unity.

There is just a certain bond you form with
your teammates after practicing every day
in 90 degree heat wearing 10 pounds of pads.
We are definitely ready to stop beating up
on ourselves and start beating up on Austin
College.

That is my general assessment of the foot-
ball team thus far this year, but what do you
expect, we haven't played any games yet. But
it is not a complete description of the Mill-
saps football family.

I was asked to write a perspective from the
locker room. So 1 would not like to leave
out the other people who would be incom-
plete without. These are some of the most
overworked and underpaid people on cam-
pus, and they deserve their just credit.

April McGregor, Lancey Greenle, and
Charlie Swearingen are our student trainers
who arrive early and stay late to tape us and
keep us in check.

They stay busy always watching us for in-
jury, making sure we have what we need to
be as safe as we can out on the field, and
keep us hydrated in the humid southern
weather.

Murray Birch may be one of the only col-
lege athletic trainers to double as equipment
manager. You can find him in his cramped
quarters until the twilight hours.

Ashley Hansford has returned for another
year to help Murray and devote his time to
Millsaps. Herman "Cowboy" Skinner ("Hey
Now!") never ceases to amaze me. He's like
the Energizer Bunny; he keeps going and
going and never misses a beat.

He and Raymond take care of the locker
room and our clothes every day. And of
course our coaches are working hard every
day, teaching us, encouraging us, and
hollering for us (or at us) to keep us in tune.

But, all in all, the locker room has defi-
nitely been interesting so far this year. For
instance, a certain receiver has already been
interrogated about his big blind date.

And we have been graced by the presence
of the energetic (and very talkative) Wes Slay.
At 20 years, 2 months, Coach Slay happens
to be the youngest football coach in America,
but he doesn't let his inexperience get in the
way of teaching his knowledge of football
to us. He's a great asset to the team.

Send that tidbit of information to
Sportscenter, and don't forget to come out
this Saturday to see your own Millsaps Ma-
jors take on Austin College.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1 997

\

Johnson leads
Majors into
soccer season

Jenny Allred

Staff Writer

Even though conference play for the Mill-
saps men's soccer team has not yet begun,
one player is already making himself known
as a leader both on and off the field. Lee
Johnson, a four-year starter for the Majors,
has begun his Senior season as an All-SCAC
Preseason election.

This is not surprising, since he was both
an All-SCAC first team selection and an All-
South second-team selection last year. Al-
though his normal starting position is at left
defender, head soccer coach Bill Lytton says
that Lee is one of the "most dependable tran-
sition players we have."

His strong defensive skills, paired with his
endurance and ability to shoot on goal make
him a very "coachable" player. "When he
decides to leave the defense and head upheld,
he's dangerous," Lytton continues. This abil-
ity to transition is key for an effective coun-
terattack during a game. The leadership that
Johnson shows when he leads the counter-
attack from the defense is mirrored in the
way he exemplifies the high work-rate that
he expects from his teammates.

At practice, Johnson helps lead the team
through warm-ups, and personifies the spirit
with which soccer should be played. He
enjoys himself while maintaining the seri-
ousness that allows him-and the rest of the
team-to learn and progress. Johnson says
that he hopes that Millsaps is able to win
the SCAC conference this year.

The Majors have a very strong team-both
returning players and freshmen are working
together toward this goal. He gives much of
the credit for making this goal a reachable
one to Coach Lytton, who, Johnson explains,
"has been wonderful for the team.

He has incredible coaching ability and has
really helped us improve." With strong play-
ers like Johnson, it is quite likely that the
Millsaps Majors will be able to realize their
goal this season.

Coach Lytton has recognized the indisput-
able need for Johnson's leadership: Johnson
has been named co-captain of the team.
Lytton states, "Lee is a leader both on and
off the field. He works in my office and regu-
larly acts as a liaison between the rest of the
team and me. On the field, he is a player
that we can always depend on." According
to Coach Lytton, there is no higher compli-
ment that can be paid to a player than to
say that the player is needed.

Johnson is one such player whose pres-
ence is vital to the Millsaps men's soccer
team. Coach Lytton sums up the sentiment
of the whole team when he says that he is
disappointed that this is Johnson's last sea-
son: "I really wish he could be here next
year."

►Faculty Participaton

for the Majors, Coach Ron Journey, Millsaps's athletic director and
head football coach, Dr. Mark Lynch, associate Professor of Math-
ematics, and even President George Harmon played varsity sports
at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Coach Page was a very strong baseball player for the Majors and
was a four year starter. He was a corner man playing third base.
Just as he did well as a player, he also is doing well as a coach with
five SCAC championship wins, two bids to the NCAA champion-
ships, and a SCAC Coach of the Year award.

Coach and AD Journey has brought a lot of enthusiasm and ex-
citement to Millsaps both as a coach and as an athletic director.
Although he is an older athletic director than he is head football
coach, he does an excellent job juggling both. This is shown in last
year's winning season as the Majors went 8-2.

Dr. Mark Lynch was a basketball player for the Majors in his col-
lege days at Millsaps. After completing graduate school, he too re-
turned for a position at his al mamater in the Division of Math-
ematics.

Finally, our own President of the school, Dr. George Harmon,
who is a fan of Millsaps football himself, played football at Rhodes
College. Although it's not Millsaps, at least his school is in the
SCAC. These faculty, staff, and administration personnel, just as
we are now, lived very diverse life-styles at college. They were the
lifeblood of their schools in their time, just as we are the lifeblood
for Millsaps now.

Spain! In Ihcl'tiW

Ron Jurney

Fans

from page 14

forth fans to watch and cheer and praise them.

As a soccer player, I've noticed that there is an addi-
tional problem: the difference between the number of
fans for women's and men's sports. Can someone please
explain to me why-even though men's and women's soc-
cer share the same coach, the same field, the same con-
cession stand, the same bleachers-why they don't share
the same fans?

I'd be willing to make a concession for the fact that
the men's team has a full roster while the women's team
is short by about three players-so Hi allow that they
might have a few more fans than we do. But why is that
those "few more" fans that I'd readily allow the men's
team to claim always end up being many more than the
2 or 3 loyal ones who come to support us?

The phenomenon of the Great Exodus from the fields
and courts of women's sports isn't one that is exclusive
to soccer. It seems that it happens to several women's
sports: not only soccer, but basketball and volleyball,
too. And these sports have even fewer excuses to allow
their "fans."

While the Millsaps women's soccer team finished last
season with a record that was losing, the volleyball team
finished the season with the first winning record in the
history of Millsaps volleyball.

Understandably, it's not very interesting to watch a
team lose-it's not very interesting to play on a losing
team, either. But to watch a winning team-a history-
making team, even-and not be willing to take the time
to come and watch even one of the upwards-of-forty
games that the volleyball team played . . . What's the
excuse there? Why is it so boring or hard or bad to watch
women's sports? The women are Millsaps Majors, too,
not Millsaps Minors.

The women even seem to get the bad end of what
tend to be the some of the most regularly-attended
games: intramurals. While the players and fans for men's
intramural sports increases, many women's teams are re-
quired to forfeit games because they don't have enough
participants show up to even field a team.

The attendance at intramural games always amazes
me. Why are fans more willing to brave the icy cold of
winter intramural soccer instead of the cool October
breezes that provide beautiful fall weather during var-
sity soccer season.

Is it because the games are shorter? Because they are
more laid-back? Because there is (sometimes) less skill
and more who-cares-just-hurt'em attitude? Most intra-
mural teams are formed along fraternity and sorority

lines-but aren't there members of these very same or-
ganizations on the varsity teams? How is it that games
that count toward SCAC titles and players who are cho-
sen for Ail-American or All-SCAC teams aren't more
heavily attended than games that have more All-SCAC
players as officials than players.

Athletics at Millsaps is different from athletics at other
schools-perhaps even from the athletics at some peoples'
high schools-in several ways. Because of the necessity
for student athletes to focus on academia, coaches have
to work practice times around labs and classes. Ath-
letes have to miss practices because of class and be re-
sponsible enough to do work early-or make it up-if they
miss because of a game.

There are no tryouts for athletic teams: if a student
wants to play, he or she (probably) can. Class rank does
not matter when being considered for staring positions
on many teams.

Although Millsaps does recruit for its athletic teams,
those recruits are required to fulfill the same require-
ments as athletes who were not specifically recruited:
they take the same classes, practice the same amount
of time, are expected to maintain their grades just like
everyone else.

There are outstanding athletes at Millsaps. They
make outstanding plays, outstanding saves, and have
outstanding games. They are recognized by the SCAC
and are named to the All-SCAC first- or second-teams.
Why doesn't the student body recognize their achieve-
ments as excitedly?

The lack of school spirit is not a problem that has
been recognized only by student athletes. There have
been several developments this year to try to increase
student participation in Millsaps sporting events.

Most everyone probably received the e-mail adver-
tising the creation of a "Purple Pride Squad"-hopefully
this will encourage people to attend more games and
matches.

As a member of committees responsible for plan-
ning some fun campus-wide events, I have heard sev-
eral requests for getting together members of a club or
group to go together to a game-maybe tailgate before-
hand, hang around and watch some great athletes, and
have fun.

Hopefully this will increase the attendance at games-
men's and women's alike-and give our loyal fans (who.
have, until now, been mostly parents, boyfriends and
girlfriends, and a few others) some other people to share
watching the game.

Millsaps College

WHAT'S INSIDE

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Features:

Take a tour of Millsaps' most
historical procession - the
Millsaps Buie House...

p. 12

Arts & Leisure:
Are you tired of the same old
movies? Let us remind you
about some old favorites...

p. 13

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September 11, 1997

Sports:

Ever wondered how fresh-
men and transfer athletes
handle Rush and practice...
not to mention keeping up
with their grades. Explore
the conflicts of Rush and
athletes as our sports writ-
ers look into the ups and
downs of rushing while
playing...

p. 8

Snced named as new dean

Erin Best & Adele Dauphin

Special to the P&W

Dean David Sneed speaks to interviewers
earlier in the year.

Guest Writers

Millsaps' associate dean of students David Sneed was
promoted this week to Dean of Students. Sneed has
spent the past six years here, and is excited about help-
ing shape student affairs at Millsaps through the year
2000.

A graduate student at the University of Memphis,
Sneed actually finished his doctorate at Millsaps. At
Memphis', he was president of his graduate student
association, and was the highest paid graduate student
due to his working two assignments as a research assis-
tant.

For his undergraduate degree, Sneed attended West-
ern Kentucky University. He was a first generation
college student in his family and thoroughly enjoyed
his college experiences. As a Kappa Sigma, Sneed was
heavily involved in the fraternity's national organiza-

tion.

He was one of five undergraduate advisors at Western
Kentucky, and he was the assistant fraternity advisor in
graduate school. Sneed held this position for two years
then went to De Paul University in Indiana, a small lib-
eral arts school much like Millsaps.

Here, Sneed said, he fell in love with the quality of stu-
dents and the caliber of the people he worked with. Al-
though he did not realize it at the time, De Paul Univer-
sity was the alma mater of Major Millsaps and Dean King,
who retired this year.

In 1991, Millsaps had already hired someone to fill the
Assistant Dean's position, but those plans fell through at
the last minute. He had heard good things about Millsaps
from his friend Gary Fretwell, the current Vice President
for Enrollment and Student Affairs, and his doctoral re-
search had involved some Millsaps students. He inter-
► see Sneed on page 5

Alcohol policy hopes to
avoid tragedy on campus

Death of LSU student turns heads of Millsaps community

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

Last week at LSU, 20 year old Benjamin
Wynne died of alcohol poisoning on bid day
after receiving a pledge pin from Sigma Al-
pha Epsilon Fraternity. Like the tradition for
every bid day, Wynne and his fellow pledges
got very inebriated to celebrate.

The party began with a keg party that fea-
tured beer "tunneling", in which the beer
was poured into the pledge's mouth from a
hose. From there, the students went to
Murphy's Bar, a local hangout for LSU stu-
dents. They were reportedly drinking "Three
Wise Men", a combination 151-proof rum,
Crown Royal, and Jagermeister liqueur.

By the time police arrived at the Frater-
nity house early the next morning, Wynne
was dead of alcohol poisoning and three of
his fraternity brothers had been hospitalized.
The autopsy showed that Wynne's blood al-
cohol content was six times Louisiana's le-
gal limit.

"Mississippi Delta (Millsaps Chapter of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon) has been deeply
touched by the death of the young SAE at
LSU," stated Britt Mendoza, Chaplain of the
Mississippi Delta Chapter. "As a chapter, we
abide by the guidelines outlined in the na-
tional bylaws of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
aim to follow the explicit policy set forth by
Millsaps College."

What is the Alcohol Policy at Millsaps
College? According to the Major Facts hand-

book, "The College's alcohol policy is in-
tended to assist in the creation of a campus
environment where students have the op-
portunity to learn how to deal responsibly,
both individually and socially, with alcoholic
beverages." The Guidelines include:
■ Members of the Millsaps College commu-
nity are subject to federal, state, and local
alcoholic beverage laws which prohibit the
possession, use, or distribution of alcoholic
beverages by persons under the age of 21.

• Millsaps College gives persons over 21
years old the choice to possess and consume
alcoholic beverages on campus subject to the
law and these guidelines. Public intoxication
will not be tolerated on the campus or at
Millsaps College events.

• No alcoholic beverages shall be sold on
the Millsaps College campus unless a third
party vendor is used. No "pub" or similar
facility which dispenses alcohol on a regular
schedule will be permitted. Alcoholic bever-
ages shall not be possessed or consumed in
any classroom, laboratory, office, or athletic
event. The possession and consumption of
alcoholic beverages, for those who choose
to consume, shall be permitted in the fol-
lowing areas:

Private rooms of students of legal
drinking age residing in College residential
facilities (this includes fraternity house resi-
dential rooms).

Those approved common chapter
^. see Alcohol on page 6

A piece of the
Millsaps legacy

Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editor

This past Monday I,
Stephanie Yasinski, along
with fellow features editor,
Walter Biggins, and staff pho-
tographer Brian Berryhill em-
barked on a short journey
down North State Street. We
ended up at a Victorian
Queen Anne style home hold-
ing the address 628, built in
1888. This house was the
home of Major Reuben
Webster Millsaps (I bet you
didn't even know his full

name) for 28 years of his life
and other later relatives. It is
now known as the Millsaps
Buie House, a well renowned
bed and breakfast. Three of
Major Millsaps sister, Sarah
Eliza Millsaps Buie, 12 grand-
children now own the home.

As I walked into the house
I felt a friendly and comfort-
ing aura embrace my soul. I
stood and pondered for a mo-
ment. Where else had I felt
this before. It then came back
to me, it was my
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OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 1 , 1 997

It has been nearly two weeks since
that unfortunate incident in Paris in-
volving the British royal family (no
need to mention names at this point,
as everyone knows by now). Two
weeks since the former kindergarten-
teacher-turned-world-heroine died, her
name can still be found gracing our
newspapers and TVs. She is gone, bur-
ied even, and we here at the Purple and
White think that she should rest in
peace. Enough said.

During a staff meeting last week, a
follow up story was proposed on the
late one, quickly rejected, but proposed
anyway. Everyone knows, nobody
cares, but what was astounding was
that when another story idea was pro-
posed, it became known that approxi-
mately half the staff knew of Mother
Teresa's death. Mother Teresa, the
woman who devoted over sixty-five
years of her life to serving the Church,
the poor, and the sick. The woman
who, in her early twenties, founded the
Missionaries of Charity, and remained
its mother superior until a heart attack
took her life. A blurb on the evening
news, a box in the newspaper, a few
words on CNN, that was it The staff
of the P&W sees this as a disturbing and
'unfortunate example of what makes
news. To be recognized, apparently,
one must represent the nobility, not the
indigent and impoverished. When
Diana died, she left behind the equiva-
lent of millions of dollars. When
Mother Teresa died, all her estate was
worth was a Bible, rosary, a sweater, and
not much else.

One of the most outrageous and al-
most sickening things about the over-
shadowing of Mother Teresa's death
could be seen on a the news show 20/
20, which aired last Friday. Of the full
hour, a whopping 51 minutes was de-
voted to the memory of she that re-
cently died. To the recent passing of
Mother Teresa, a breaking story, only 4
minutes. We believe that the departed
nun deserved better. Many of us even
feel that she deserves prompt canoni-
zation.

Both of these women served human-
ity, however one a bit longer and with
greater devotion than the other. The
world lost two very special people in a
short period of time, and sadly, things
such as this usually happen in threes.
Only time will tell.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I am writing in response to
your article "Beware of Callers"
which appeared in the Septem-
ber 4 P&W. Annoyance calls are
illegal and will not be tolerated
at Millsaps. The definition of an
annoyance call, as well as steps
to take if you receive them, can
be found in the front of the cam-
pus directory and also on the on
the Office of Networking and
Telecommunications web page.
(For our web page, look under ad-
ministration, then under com-
puting and telecommunications
from the Millsaps home page.)
We have assisted numerous stu-
dents in the past and will con-
tinue to do so in the future.
Whenever any call is placed, Di-
rect Inward Dial (DID) station
identification information is sent
through the system. Identifying
an annoyance caller is a matter
of using some means to capture

this information as it is
outpulsed (caller id is one ex-
ample that is used on residential
lines). There are various means
by which to capture this infor-
mation. This information is
backed up on a daily basis by the
local exchange carrier and will be
released under subpoena if a
crime (including toll fraud) has
been committed. Although it is
difficult to investigate every ran-
dom annoyance call report, be
assured that serious and recur-
ring problems will not be ignored
and that proper disciplinary and/
or legal action will be taken
against offenders. Please refer to
our web page or the campus di-
rectory for steps to take and
proper reporting procedures. So,
callers beware.

Terri VanNoy
Office of Networking and Tele-
communications

CORRECTIONS

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Please send any corrections to us at: PURPLE-AND-WH1TE on the VAX system or call us at 974-1211. Thanks for your cooperation.

PHOTO POLL

Is alcohol important
or necessary for cant-
pus social functions?

DREW SILL
JUNIOR

J don't think it's
necessary. It would
be more boring and
less people would
come [to school
here].

RAVEN

CHRESTMAN

JUNIOR

J don't think it's
necessary but stu-
dents should have
the choice. It helps
people open up.

KIM TEMPLE
SENIOR

It's not important
as long as you have
a good time.

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Just a n

James Thompson

James Thompson

Opinions Co-Editor

I watch, and I listen, and I see all of these
people running around Millsaps, killing
themselves, so frantic are they to keep to
some schedule, or study for some test, or fin-
ish some project.

Why? Because we
have to, that is why we
are here, to test our-
selves daily, keep our-
selves strong in mind,
body, and spirit.

But if we slip and
fall, forget ourselves for
a while, what do we re-
ally loose? Nothing.
We here are damn good when it comes to
handling stress. We adapt to new challenges,
and even when we cannot make it, it really
doesn't matter. We should be easy on our-
selves; we are only human, after all. We are
allowed slack, and should take it as it comes,
at least whenever we can get it.

This is, after all, just a ride - another time
in life, one of transition, independence, and
alternating periods of Heaven and Hell. Like
a roller coaster, we get on, take off, experi-
ence joy, fear, and exhilaration.

Sometimes we want off, and sometimes
we never want it to stop. But it ends eventu
ally, bear that in mind, and we will not be
forced to pay for our mistakes in the end

The ride will end, so until then, just kick
back, and watch all the poor fools who have
not yet gotten used to the bumps and turns.

mm

Requiem for a broken tower

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

Oh carillion, the beautiful ringing bells, what is your

misfortune? What evil henchman has made
thy voice crackling and raspy, so filled with
woe? Maybe a young stud hath drowned
thee, under the pressure of an iron-clad boot.

Your oft-heard song, issuing forth from the
glans of the campus, sounds sickly.

I would really like to shinny up your tower,
slap your rotted speaker, and yell muffled
choir strains into your ear, every hour, on
the hour. Only stupid pride holds me back.

But what of the length of your infirmity?
Time trudges on, not caring for a moment that you have
been neglected, your strep-ridden throat begging for
Trimox, or something. In the interim, only your hourly
chime can be heard at distance, while your sexually reli-

J.C. Jordan

gious song remains discreet and mal-noticed.

For a reprieve, what is a man to do? Two options re-
main open-flight, or two fingers, one for each aural ori-
fice. These counter-countermeasures must be
performed with perfect agility and exactness,
to prevent continued harm, and to avoid dis-
turbing your chronically bad mood.

Your needle inevitably points skyward, to
God, and I pray with thee, "Begone, oh ter-
rible plague!"

To the visitor, you may seem old
anddiseased, but a shiny new audiophonic
configuration will allow your faux sounds to
travel spaces only previously dreamt of.
In the future, it would be hoped that you may ex-
pectorate the nagging blockage, and in return your full
resonance will be heard for miles. May Hippocrates be
with you.

The obscure politics of anonymity

Carey Miller

Arts and Entertainment Editor

I exercised my rights this week. My god-given rights
as a Millsaps student and an American. I exercised my
right NOT to vote in this week's Senate election. Why
didn't I vote, you ask? Am I a Commie? A dissident? Or
(gasp) a free-thinker? Well....

I didn't vote because I didn't know the first thing about
any of the candidates. All I know about them is what I
saw on flyers hanging about campus. "John Doe... he's
no schmoe!" That doesn't tell me anything about who
Mr. Doe is, what his politics are, what he stands for, or if
he is a suitable representative of my respective dorm.
Mr. Doe may be a respectable, upstanding, dapper young
citizen, or he may be a vociferous charlatan ready to
toss a monkeywrench into the well-being of Millsaps
College, as far as I know.

While waiting in line at the caf Monday, I heard an

My senior year at Millsaps

interesting discourse between two politically-minded
students:

"Did you vote?"

"No, I don't know who to vote for!"

"Vote for who you know, Duhhh!"

What genius! If only our national presidential elec-
tions could be undertaken in such a way! I can imagine
it now: "Bill Clinton! He's a Clin-ton of fun!" Ah, and I
drool at the possibility of the absence of presidential
debates, mainly because it means one thing: no more
Ross Perot and his gargantuan abundance of seemingly
pertinent but absolutely inconsequential charts and
graphs.

All facetiousness aside, I think it would be a great idea
to hold some debates or have an opportunity for candi-
dates to give speeches. I think it would be very healthy
to ignite the latent political landscape here at Millsaps.
Or at least toss a monkeywrench into it.

by Nona Olivia

Over the past few months I've had numerous dis-
cussions with both students and faculty about what
can be expected and accomplished in the four years
of college. Students pose the question with a view
to comps and professors wonder what they can and
should expect students to learn in their major field
of study.

As a matter of fact, the whole liberal arts curricu-
lum from LS1000 to the Senior Seminar is designed
to provide education at a pace which allows students
to digest, explore and integrate both diverse and
connected material.

Recently I was recalling my own undergraduate
training in Classical Studies: both how much I
learned and how little I felt that I knew when I went
to take my comps. I was thinking about how much
students actually learn in four years, not only about
their major, but about so many other things. It oc-
curred to me that I am beginning my fourth year
teaching, and my fourth year here at Millsaps, my
senior year, as it were.

I realized that the students who were freshman
the year I started teaching are finishing their under-
graduate education. I have witnessed and sometimes
participated in what these seniors have learned, and
likewise, they have witnessed, participated and of-
ten contributed to my education over these four years
of teaching.

I arrived from the northeast and began teaching
LS1000 and Core 2 to a group of freshmen which

included Sam Hall, Mike Fontaine, Zach Wallace,
Jason Hurst, Lori McKee, Amy Smith, Toby Gibson
and Heather Gannaway just to name a few. I was
straight out of graduate school and New England,
and I remember Sam Hall making me wait outside
during the evaluations while he listed on the board
all the things I needed to change in order to live in
the South: I talked too fast; I had a funny accent; I
didn't know where Ole Miss was located; 1 had never
been to Tupelo.

I was shocked when my students called me Ma'am.
I made all my Core 2 students stay and watch a video
when they were supposed to be attending Perspec-
tives.

I also made a whole group miss registration in-
sisting that they stay to hear a presentation. I learned
quickly that although my students are polite and
deferential, they have strong opinions and wills to
match.

Mostly I've learned about regionalism. My life has
been divided between stints in Texas as a child, Cali-
fornia as a college student, Rhode Island as a gradu-
ate student and now in Mississippi and it is amazing
to me the amount of misinformation and prejudice
that exists between all ofthese regions.

Californians often hate the East Coast, Southern-
ers can't stand Yankees. My friends in New England
have genuine pity for me living in Mississippi and
they think Californians are flakes. I thought I was a
southerner growing up in Texas, but come to find

out, no one here claims Texas as part of the South.
People in Mississippi think they are the only ones
with "tradition," which means, I think, tailgate par-
ties.

Some Mississippians think that Catholics are a
weird Christian cult, and that Jews are going to burn
in hell. A student told me recently that Millsaps was
very diverse, that it has Baptists, Methodists, and
Presbyterians.

Mostly I've learned about acceptance. My students
have not only helped me learn a lot about the sub-
jects I teach, they have introduced me to many new
concepts. I had never heard of armadillo punting,
for example.

My students have allowed me to make numerous
mistakes in southern etiquette; they have opened
my eyes to the beauty and fun of the South. They
have been good-natured about my idiosyncrasies,
and they have undone the prejudices about the
South that I brought with me.

Last semester i was very sick and I had to move
and as a result my life(and my classrooms) were of-
ten in chaos. Throughout that difficult time there
was a constant stream of students expressing their
concern and support for me.

I have learned that what Plato wrote about the
Academy is true, that as diverse as we all are here at
Millsaps, we are pursuing truth in the company of
friends. My only regret is that even though I'm a
"senior" they won't let me sign up for ceramics.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997

WORLD

The

death of
a living
saint:

Mother Teresa dies of
cardiac arrest at 87

Jason Stine

Staff Writer

On Friday, September 5, the world
was devastated to learn that Mother
Teresa, an extraordinary woman who
devoted her entire life to helping the
poor, died of cardiac arrest in eastern
India at the age of 87.

Mother Teresa was simply a nun, but
to everyone she was considered a "liv-
ing saint" because of her work in
Calcutta, helping the poverty stricken
and deathly ill citizens of this Indian
city.

On the Sunday following her death,
thousands of mourners gathered out-
side St. Thomas Church in Calcutta,
standing in a monsoon rain and hold-
ing candles and flowers to pay their
respects as they walked past the body
of Mother Teresa. The funeral service is
scheduled for Saturday, September 13.
She will be buried at the Calcutta head-
quarters of her Missionaries of Charity,
where she had worked with the impov-
erished, outcast, and incredibly ill
members of society for fifty years.

Before beginning her charity work in
Calcutta, Mother Teresa, whose real
name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, left
her birthplace of Macedonia to pursue
her devotion to the poor throughout
the country of India as a young nun at
the age of 18. She later changed her
name to Teresa after Saint Teresa of
Lisieux, the patroness of missionaries.

After decades of selflessness by giv-
ing her heart to so many in need, she
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
1979. After reluctantly accepting it she
said she was unworthy to be rewarded
for something she believed she was ex-
pected to do. It was this humbleness
that was the reason for the way she
lived: modest and poor, like the people
she set out to help.

Amanda Cook

AIDS Awareness tops list this week

This year if you are interested in volunteering off
campus there are a variety of places that need help
and are willing to work with stu-
dents to plan a schedule that
works around classes and other
campus activities.

Volunteering at AIDS hospices
and at agencies that help edu-
cate people about AIDS have
been among the most popular
volunteer sites for students.
Grace House and Whispering
Pines are the most visible to
Millsaps students.

Grace House has several objectives. It works to edu-
cate people about AIDS and AIDS research, is an ad-
vocate for furthering research for AIDS, and works to
help HIV/AIDS patients be as independent as they

Amanda Cook

can be.

In its mission statement it says: "[we] meet the
physical and emotional needs of the residents." Vol-
unteers are primarily needed to come and visit with
patients and if you are interested in helping, call 353-
1038.

CMT's AIDS awareness task group is also planing
to raise money for Grace House this semester. If you
are interested in helping contact Ann Heslin.

Whispering Pines is a hospice not exclusively for
AIDS patients. It has been a site for the Millsaps com-
munity service work study program and has been a
favorite site of students in that program.

Again, they need students to come in and visit with
patients.

If you are interested in helping, contact Arleen
Rosner-Barwick at 373-2472 and ask about volunteer
training classes.

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NEWS 5

Lambda Chi to hold annual
Watermelon Bust

ThlspThat

Chad Young & Alan Kirk

Staff Writer & Guest Writer

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will be
hosting their third annual Watermelon Bust
to raise money for charity. Different organi-
zations, groups, and residence halls are en-
couraged to form teams and raise money for
a good cause. This event has been a great
source of fun and entertainment in the past,
and is sure to draw many onlookers this year.

Activities will begin at lunch on Wednes-
day, September 10, with the Penny Drive.
The teams will set up in the Student Center
and compete to see who can accumulate the
most donated pennies. Anything other than
pennies will count against a team's total
score. So, teams can attempt to bring down
their rival's total by adding quarters, dimes,
nickels, or any other form of currency to their

opponent's jars. The team with the highest
total will have extra points added to their
score in the final event on Friday. The Penny
Drive will continue until Friday afternoon
after lunch.

The actual Watermelon Bust will start at 2
pm on Friday, September 12, in the bowl.
Everyone is invited to attend the festivities:
the afternoon will consist of watermelon
contests, music, and refreshments. Winners
from each contest will have points added to
their total number of points. The team
which ends up with the most points will
choose which charity they would like to send
the donated money (from the Penny Drive
and a $35.00 entrance fee per team). Last
year's Watermelon Bust was a tremendous
success with over $500 raised for the Ameri-
can Cancer Society.

Sneed

from page 1

viewed and received the job.

During his six years of tenure at Millsaps,
Sneed has had many accomplishments.
When he first arrived, there were lots of part
time staff members, which he helped trans-
form into full time positions. He helped cre-
ate full time positions for staff members such
as Venita Mitchell and Sheryl Wilburn,
which gave them the opportunity to utilize
their talents and do more things for students.

He, along with Anita Sumrall, has helped
to change campus attitudes. "When I first
got here," Sneed said, "the furniture in the
dorms was chained and bolted to the floors."
He has overseen the renovations to existing
dorms as well as the completions of New
South dorm.

He has helped, with his team of staff, to
develop a sense ofcommunity spirit and
pride. One of his main ideas is "steward-
ship"; the concept that we as students are
only here at Millsaps for a short time, but
name recognition and accomplishments of
students goes beyond the outside fences.

He has helped foster a sense of tradition
and goodwill that gives a good reputation of
Millsaps to outsiders. "What I want," Sneed
said, "is someone who's never heard of me

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"We also want to provide better services
for students," Sneed added. "We want to
hear the student voice and respond."

Sneed was previously looking into the
possibility of leaving Millsaps; however, he
was motivated to stay by one thought: "Why
leave a place with wonderful opportunities,
when I can stay here and grow in a positive
direction?" Sneed asked.

Sneed is proud of the higher level of so-
phistication this campus has attained since
his arrival in 1991, especially when it comes
to the SBA. "At first, no one would talk or
do anything. They didn't take their respon-
sibility as representatives of the students."
He said now things are quite different be-
cause we have grown in subtle ways over the
last few years. He emphasized the impor-
tance of "making a difference today" in or-
der to allow for impact tomorrow.

Sneed hopes he is "fair, approachable, and
caring". "I want so badly to be in a commu-
nity of scholars and people who care for each
other," he explained. "I want to help stu-
dents use their own voices to get things
done."

THURSDAY

Wesley Fellowship
Leadership team
meeting
11:30 am

FRIDAY

Computer Services
Workshop:
Millsaps Basics
2-3:00 pm
AC 112

Sports

Women's Soccer vs.
Spring Hill
2:00 pm
Soccer Field

Men's Soccer vs.
Spring Hill
4:00 pm
Soccer Field

Watermelon Bust
2:00 pm
Bowl

Forum : Folk Music
12:30 pm
AC 215

Honor Council
applications due
SBA office

SATURDAY

Millsaps Football vs.
Rhodes College
@Memphis

Classifieds

SUNDAY

Wesley Fellowship
Meeting
7:00 pm
New South Hall

Womens' Soccer vs.
Martin Methodist
12:00 pm

St. Peter's Campus
Ministry
10:30 am
Catholic Campus
Ministry

Mens' Soccer vs.
Martin Methodist
2:00 pm

MONDAY

Computer Services
Workshop:
Wordperfect for
VMS
2-3:30 pm
SH 307

Career Center
Workshop
3:30-4:30 pm
CC Lobby

Senate Meeting
8:30 pm
MH 200

TUESDAY

Wintz Memorial
Service
11:30 am

Recital Hall

Students serve at soup

kitchen

12:00 pm

Spanish Club
Meeting
12:00-1:00 pm
MH 2nd floor
lounge

Circle K Meeting

6:30 pm

New South Hall

LEAD Gender Gap
7:00 pm
MH 215

WEDNESDAY

Computer Services
Workshop: Millsaps
Basics

2:00-3:30 pm
AC 112

Tri Beta Meeting
(Biology)
4:30 pm
Olin 240

THURSDAY

Computer Services:
Workshop
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2:00-3:30 pm
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Retreat tightens bonds of Ford Fellows

This past weekend, the 1997-1998
Ford Fellows and their mentors re-
treated to the Twin Lakes Conference
Center in Florence, Mississippi. The
retreat at the 200 acre Presbyterian fa-
cility "symbolically and literally kicks
off the year for [the Ford Fellows]" ac-
cording to Dr. George Bey, the Interim
Director of the Ford Fellowship pro-
gram this year. The retreat was de-
signed to give the Ford Fellows "an op-
portunity to work with their faculty in
a safe and fun environment" stated Dr.
Bey. Erin Craig, a political science Ford
Fellow under Dr. Omo-Bare, said it gave
him a chance to meet with his mentor
on "equal terms... away from school."

The retreat began on Friday, Septem-
ber fifth, with the Ford Fellows' par-
ticipation in a ropes course. The ropes
course is a series of physical obstacles
that can only be conquered through
cooperation and team work. The rope
obstacles are representative of "ob-
stacles that must be overcome in the
Ford Fellow program as well as in life,"
according to Craig. "It builds trust,"
commented Dr. Bey. The ropes course
is designed to bond the students and
teach them to rely on one another for
support and problem solving through-
out the year.

Friday evening, the twelve Ford Fel-

lows conducted a group discussion on
the perceived drawbacks of the pro-
gram. General problems and uncer-
tainties, as well as specific apprehen-
sions, were addressed. The Ford Fel-
lows discussed solutions to immediate
problems and developed ways to deal
with problems that might arise during
the year. The goal of the discussion,
according to Craig, was to determine
"how to make the Ford Fellow program
and enlightening and fun year of hard
work."

Saturday morning began with an
eight o'clock breakfast and then a
mixed meeting of Ford Fellows and
mentors. The Ford Fellows were paired
off with a mentor other than their own
and spent about thirty minutes in a
one on one discussion of roles and re-
lationships within the program. This
session allowed for a "better perspec-
tive on the diversity of the Fellowship,"
stated Craig who was paired with the
Anthropology mentor. The mixed pair
discussions allowed Ford Fellows and
mentors to see that problems and fears
and hopes transcend subject matter.

After the mixed meetings, the Ford
Fellows were grouped together and
separated from the group of mentors.
Both groups discussed plans for the

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Ford Fellows and mentors pause for a group photo during a weekend retreat
designed to strengthen the working relationship within the group.

upcoming year. Improvements on last
year's program were debated and gen-
eral purposes of the fellowship were
reiterated.

At 1:30 p.m., the Ford Fellows were
paired with their assigned mentors for
a "Rethink and Reorganize" session.
Craig believed this to be the "most ben-
eficial" part of the retreat. Ford Fel-
lows and their mentors laid everything
on the table and discussed their aspi-
rations and apprehensions for the up-
coming year. Dr. Michael Gleason, the
Classics mentor, stated that the hard-
est part for him was "putting himself

in the shoes of a Ford Fellow and try-
ing to think of one hundred details
involved in working with fellow stu-
dents [rather than] a teacher."

The retreat allowed "Ford Fellows
and mentors to build cohesive relation-
ships because of well designed activi-
ties implemented by George Bey...
who, as an anthropologist, under-
stands human relationships," stated
Dr. Gleason.

Kevin Redman, a Classics Ford Fel-
low, said the best part about the retreat
was that he "walked away with a group
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areas of Greek residences Those areas of the campus that are desig-
nated for registered events. Alcohol will only be allowed in desig-
nated outside areas during approved events.

"The regulations and practices governing the use of alcoholic
beverages apply to all members of the Millsaps College commu-
nity," states the Major Facts Handbook. "The primary responsibility
for knowing and abiding by the provisions of the College's alco-
holic beverage policy rests with each individual."

The penalties for violating the school's alcohol policy vary ac-
cording to the nature and number of offenses:

• First Offense (21+years old): Anyone 21 years old or older found
to be in noncompliance with any one stipulation of the College
Alcohol Policy... shall be sanctioned 5 hours of community service
and must be documented to the Judicial Council.

• First Offense (under 21 years old): Anyone under 21 years of
age and found to be in possession of alcohol will have a letter sent
to the parents of the violator, outlining MS law and Millsaps Col-
lege policy concerning the possession and consumption of alcohol
and sanctioned eight hours of community service. Documentation
of community service hours must be submitted to Judicial Council.

• Second and Subsequent Offenses: Cases involving any student
charged with a violation of the College Alcohol Policy on a second
or subsequent occasion shall be referred to the Judicial Council for
adjudication.

• Social/Behavioral Misconduct: Cases concerning any allegation
of social/behavioral misconduct on the part of any individual shall
be referred to the Judicial Council for adjudication.

• Campus Organizations: Cases concerning any allegation of non-
compliance and/or social/behavioral misconduct on the part of any
campus organization shall be referred to the Judicial Council for
adjudication.

The problem of underage drinking is one of the major concerns
not only at Millsaps, but colleges around the country. Although the
legal drinking age is 21 throughout the country, alcohol is still readily
available to students of all ages.

When interviewed by Time magazine about the tragedy that hap-
pened at LSU, Debra Erenberg, alcohol policy associate replied, "Most
schoolsrealize they are just one tragedy away from being in the spot-
light themselves."

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997

SPORTS 7

Slay respected coach on
the Millsaps football field

The other night I was staring at my
computer screen trying to conjure up a
good topic for this column when I over
heard a fellow publication's employee
discussed the event that had taken
place in his hall the night before. The
other guys in his hall were up late play-
ing the ole' grade school favorite, smear
the queer.

I then found myself explaining the
schematics of the game. It is usually is
played with a football. Whoever is in
position with the ball is the 'queer' and
is the target for everybody else. The
point of the game is to one: keep the
ball as long as you can by running,
pushing, shoving, or any other method
of escaping the mob of people chasing
you, and two: to get the ball when you
don't have it.

As the explanation of this complex
game rolled off my tongue, I couldn't
help my Millsaps, liberal arts pro-
grammed thinking from analyzing this
perpetual and looping game. First of
all, when I first played this game I didn't
know what a queer was and didn't find
out for a long time. So, my usage of
the word 'queer' isn't a derogatory term
toward someone's sexuality, but more
like saying who's it , and in this case,
'it' didn't rhyme with 'smear.'

As I began to think more and more
how simple the game was and how we
could keep playing it for hours and it
never got old, I couldn't help but re-
late this concept to all of the things I
enjoyed. It made me think of the in-
nocence of enjoying something in a
pure form. An enlightenment, if you
will, reminding me to value the good
with the bad.

For example, sometimes athletes,
and also coaches, can get so caught up
in stats, rankings, and standings along
with the desire to win that they forget
what the game means to them. They
lose sight of the reason they first began
to play. Of course I am not saying that
stats, rankings, and standings aren't
important, just that it is important to
also remember the innocence of the
game and what draws people to it.

I feel that a truly accomplished ath-
lete is one who not only excels at the
game, but can also appreciate the sim-
plicity of the game and step back to
enjoy it is it's purest form. Once an
athlete loses this ability, the game be-
comes no longer important to that per-
son, and an athlete is lost.

Smear the queer is a simple game. It
has no rules, just an object. At that
young age when I learned how to play
it, I realized that I enjoyed
it, and now realize that that enjoyment
was the purest form of enjoyment. I
hope we can all find that kind of en-
joyment in everything we value.

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

Even if you are a die hard Millsaps
football fan and have already read
the 1997 media guide cover to cover,
you might have overlooked the
youngest coach in NCAA history.
Besides the fact that he is only a
sophomore and this year constitutes
"his first year of coaching experience,
Coach Wes Slay is still one of the
hardest working coaches that the
SCAC has to offer.

You see, coaching goes beyond the
practice and playing field. Coach-
ing also consists of watching endless
lengths of video tape of the
opposition's strategy, planning the
season schedule, and trying to plan
practices so that the most amount of
football players will not be in class
and are able to practice. All this dedi-
cation and work does make Slay feel
like he is missing something. "It's
like I'm already in the work place and
have missed college life." This does
not mean that Coach Slay does not
enjoy what he does because there are
things he enjoys as a coach. "I en-
joy the attitudes out here. One of
the best things about coaching my
peers is that I know how to talk to
them."

Coach Slay agrees that coaching
is not the easiest thing in the world
to do, especially in his case; that is,
being younger than most of the play-
ers he coaches. "The toughest thing

is being able to relate to some
of the older players."

Although a tough thing to
do, Coach Slay does feel that
he has an easier time relat-
ing to the players than some
of the other coaches, and be-
cause of this, he acts as a li-
aison between the players
and coaches. Jonathan Wise,
a freshman defensive end,
agrees, "We defiantly respect
him. He's more on the level
of the players and under-
stands our needs."

One consideration that
Slay has taken upon his self
is to keep some "social" dis-
tance, as he describes it. " I
do it so the players look at
me more as a coach than just
as a classmate." This is im-
portant to Slay because he
wants to maintain that sense of re-
spect he has gained since early Au-
gust when two-a-days began.

Slay began thinking about coach-
ing not too long ago in his days at
Jackson Academy. "My role model
in high school was Jackson's
Academy's offensive coordinator,
Coach Shaw. " In the first round of
the playoffs in Slay's senior year his
role model passed away. Not giv-
ing up in the teams time of grief,
Slay stepped up and called all of the
offensive plays for the remainder of

Coach

Special to the P&W

Wes Slay

the state playoffs. That year Slay led
his team to the state finals and won
in the honor of his coach.

The Coach Shaw's gave Coach Slay
something material to remember him
by. She gave to him his favorite
'coaching' hat that he wore all the
time. Slay comments, "The hat says
'Bad Boys' on it and I plan to wear it
to the real big games here at Millsaps.

Slay is a coach who does not allow
his inexperience stop him from do-
ing something that he feels is his call-
ing. That kind of perseverance in ad-
mirable in a coach and proves he is a
valuable asset to the Millsaps.

Volleyball digs into early
season victory

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

Among those who had a pre-
season vote in the ranking of the
volleyball teams in the SCAC,
most did not cast their votes for
Millsaps as they were selected to
only finish third place in the
confrence. Millsaps recieved no
first place votes in the preseason
rankings.

However, not only has Mill-
saps volleyball not followed suit
in respect to preseason rankings,
but they are dominating in both
the SCAC and the Division III
South Region. Millsaps is lead-
ing in overall record going 5-1
yeilding them a win percentage
of 0.833, which seems pretty im-
pressive for a team with no first
place presaeson votes.

Millsaps is leading in team sta-
tistics in three different catego-
ries. These include the leading
with 0.269 hitting percentage,
3.33 aces per game, and 4.25 to-
tal blocks per game.

In addition to the team
achievements, Millsaps also has
several individual achievements
as well. Anna Gustafson not
omly leads the confrence with
a 0.424 hitting percentage and
with 1.92 blocks per game; but
she was also selected as the
SCAC Women's Volleyball
Player of the Week.

Other indivdual achieve-
ments include Elana Campagna,
who leads the confrence in aces
per game and ranks third in as-
sists per game, Leigh Brausuell,
who ranks third in aces per
game, JoAnna Barnett, who is
sixth in assists per game, and
Andrea Zawacki, who ranks
third in blocks per game.

It all goes to show that pre-
season rankings are never set in
stone. The Millsaps Lady Ma-
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their season with a vicious de-
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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997

The rush and
athletics conflict

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

Every year, freshmen shell out tnirty bucks, dash
down to the mall to get five pictures taken, and go
out to all the fraternity parties to discover their so-
cial niche at Millsaps. Not only is it an exciting time
for the new freshman, but it is also very time- con-
suming for both the freshman and upperclassmen
alike.

It is relativly important for the freshmen who are
interested in greek life to get out to the social events.
All the big parties, the Monday Night Football get
togethers, all of the escapades to Jackson restaraunts,
and the Jackson Generals baseball games, to name a
few things that allow the upperclassmen and the
freshman to get to know each other.

Since it is important to be seen and to become
known at all of the social events, those who think
greek life is important find themselves staying out
late until all hours of the morning on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Saturday. This makes rush a very ex-
hausting experience since you have to budget par-
tying and studing into your time.

Ryan Vincent/Special to I'&W

While the student support has grown this year, some students do not realize the time and effort it takes to
balance a sport with other aspects of college.

Those

Part 1: Volleyball

Rushir

Ryan Vincent/Special to the r&W

Volleyball team has plenty to celebrate this year!

Athletics even exacerbates this problem even more
because sports is thrown into the budgeting scheme
as well. Not only do athletes have to deal with their
studies and being social, they also have to work
around their sports schedule since most coaches can't
allow practices and games to be missed. Millsaps'
Volleyball coach explains, " Most of the good tour-
naments take place on tne weekends and so thats
when we go. In those tournaments we might play
five or six games, which gives us good experience."

Coach Carlson, head volleyball coach, does not

feel like she is taking away from her players in re-
spect to rush. She works them hard for varsity play
at the collegiate level. "It's something that every-
body just made a commitment to."

Last year, the team had a home game on the date
of bid day, so the sophmores got to experience bid
day in all it's glory. However, this year the team will
be traveling and will miss the last two Pref nights
and bid day, so the freshmen will not have the
luxuary that the sophmores had.

Although the freshmen feel that sororities do
accomodate for athletes that are still interested in
rush, the upperclassmen still believe that they will
miss some of the splendor of their first Bid day.

Some of the volleyball team members feel that
the reason that this whole situation is tough if the
fact that neither rush or athletics is willing to give.
Jamie Miles concludes, "Maybe with more commu-
nication a more happy medium could be reached."

Concluding, the entire volleyball team is content
with the way things are working out. Some are go-
ing through rush, and some are not. Some will make
it and some may not. The way that the team is
handleing the situation proves their commitment
to each other to be true.

Ryan Vincent/Special to the I'&w

Work hard, play hard. While it's a game, "play" is
hardly what this team is up to. Hard work has them
where they are today.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997

SPORTS 9

Athletics without all the "rush"

Jenny Allred

Staff Writer

Fall sports conflict with rush. Everyone (especially
the athletes involved) knows that. As a result, the
plight of the athlete/Greek (or Greek hopeful) has
often been lamented. Each year, coaches are required
to cope with athletes who miss practice time because
of rush activities, athletes who show up to practice
after a too-important-to-skip night of partying, and
athletes who complain about the scheduling of
games during weekends of rush and bid-day. Ath-
letes themselves are faced with making decisions
about which is more important to them: sports or
rush. Even Greek organizations-especially sororities,
who have a series of formal rush parties that rushees
are required to attend-are asked to make allowances
for athletes. Last year, sororities hosted a separate
night of early rush exclusively for the rushees who
were on the volleyball and soccer teams.

Yet amidst the conflicts of Greek life vs. an ath-
letic career at Millsaps lies a different view of sports
and rush: that of those athletes not involved in Greek
life. To them, rather than rush being a pain to work
sports around, it provides a welcome reprieve from
the all rush-oriented functions on campus. These
athletes perhaps do not feel the exclusion that some-
times being an Independent causes: they have other
obligations for rush weekends-games and practices
rather than rush parties. However, this is a seldom-
hailed relief for non-Greek athletes.

Lauded or not, fall sports provide many of the
same benefits of rush-even for those athletes who
are not participating in the latter. It provides a group
of people who have at least one thing in common
and usually requires them to spend enough time

t

is going to the next party, or how he can tell Coach
that he will be leaving early from practice because
of obligations to his Greek organization.

It certainly isn't the case that non-Greek athletes
are rejected from many Greek parties-or that they
don't stay out as late or have as much fun as those
who are going through rush. They simply have the
advantage of not committing themselves to a set
schedule of when or where or which parties they are
planning on attending. Independents seem to reap
the benefits of both sports and rush: they can party
all night and not worry about it interfering with prac-
tice or games because, as Independents, they are not
required to be at any specific Greek functions. Some-
times it seems to be the best of both worlds.

For women not going through sorority rush,
sports-especially soccer, this year-provide an excel-
lent diversion from all the commotion of bid-day.
The left-out feeling that might be experienced if you
are not a participant in bid-day can be easily allevi-
ated if you are on the soccer team, for the Lady Ma-
jors have a game the very morning of bid day. In-
stead of waking up knowing that the day contains
hours of exclusion for the non-Greeks, it is much
more hopeful and fun to wake up knowing that you
have a soccer game to play in.

Not going through rush can be one of the most
un-stressful situations an athlete can place himself
in. By being on a team and having the opportunity
to make friends and meet people, he is not relegat-
ing himself to knowing only the guys on his hall or
in his classes. But by not going through rush, he is
avoiding the inevitable conflicts that await him as
soon as he makes a decision about which organiza-
tion to join. Suddenly he is no longer just an ath-
lete, but a representative of whichever Greek orga-
nization he has chosen to accept. He is classified by
his decision-prejudged by his choice. Perhaps this
isn't a bad thing. Maybe he does embody the very
characteristics for which that organization if known.
Maybe he is a true incarnation of the epitome of
that organization. But regardless of whether he is or
is not, he now has responsibilities that detract from
the time he might be spending at practice or with
the team.

Certainly it is not the case that Greeks make poor
athletes-it is simply the truth that sometimes-espe-
cially during rush, Greek athletes are required to

Athletes

together for some good friendships to form. Isn't
one of the purposes of rush parties to allow rushees
to meet Greeks, find a group with which the rushees
share something in common, and make friends?
Sports allow more intermingling of freshmen and
upperclassmen than most classes provide-isn't that
also an objective of rush? And especially at the be-
ginning of the year, isn't it as common to see a table
of soccer players in the cafeteria as it is to see a table
of Lambda Chi's?

The non-Greek athlete sometimes fares better than
the Greek during rush season. He is not asked to
budget his time among sports, Greek life, and school.
Instead, he has only sports and school to worry
about. Neither his grades nor his playing ability re-
flect the frequent late nights of those going through
rush. He is not preoccupied with who he has met,
whose name he should remember, where everyone

spread themselves a little thinner than before. They
have duties not only to their team, but also to their
organization. And as members of both, they have
to live up to the expectations of both leaders of the
team and the organization. Those athletes who are
not going through rush are released from this schism
in responsibility. They can agree to play sports and
not have any of the rush-related problems in sched-
uling.

While rush is an exclusive process, sports is a more
inclusive one. For some people, sports is the great
equalizer on Millsaps's campus: sports uniforms don't
advertise Greek organizations, Greek players are not
given preferential treatment over Independents (or
vice versa), and, on the playing field at least (we
hope), fraternity or sorority differences are lain aside
as athletes work toward the common goal of win-
ning the game.

Rachel Carter

Guest Writer

You might have heard about the volleyball
team here on campus. Some may have even
gone to a game or two. Well, I am prepared to
answer the famous question: "What's so spe-
cial about the volley about the volleyball
team?" Well, I can sum it up in one word:
C.A.R.E. This is an acrhronym standing for
Commitment, Accountability, Responsibility,
and Effort. That is what seperates our team
from the rest. We make a commitment to prac-
tice hard, play hard and push each other to
the limit everyday.

Sometimes it is good to sit back, observe, and
be thankful for what you have. I am proud to
say that I can sit back and look at my team-
mates and be proud of each and everyone of
them. You see, the volleyball team is different
from any other team on this campus, or in the
confrence for that mater. No offence to the
other sports, but I feel that the bond our team
has is something so special that no one else
can understand. Our bond doesn't just end
once we leave the locker room. It stays with us
where ever we go. That is why we take our pro-
gram seriously and hope that others will in the
future. All of us have a common goal- to domi-
nate in the SCAC and to gain more respect as
women and as volleyball players. We aren't
just a bunch of little girls who prance around
on the court, slapping the volleyball back and
forth across the net. We play Major Volley-
ball. We hit hard, dig deep, we stuff-block and
we set. I hope to see you at our games. Maybe
then you will see what I'm talking about.

Richie Burtt

Guest Writer

This weeks Player of the week goes to Leigh
Brasuell. Flea, nicknamed by her teammates
this year, was chosen as co-captain of this tal-
ented 5-1 Millsaps volleyball team and has
shown Coach Carlson why her teammates be-
lieve in her so much. Whether it is a pat on
the back to complement a teammate, or a swift
kick in the rear to fire her team up, Brasuell is
ready to sacrifice and lend a helping hand. She
was a crucial part in the Millsaps comeback (al-
though a lost effort) against University of West
Alabama with her Never give up attitude.

So which one is Leigh Brasuell, 6 you ask?
Well, she's one of the 13 girls on the Millsaps
volleyball team hitting the floor, digging your
spikes, and stuffing the ball down your throat.
But sheyEs the only one that/Es always doing it
with a smile on her face. For this we applaude
her. Thank you, Leigh Brasuell, for your tre-
mendous efforts and representation.

Miss Brasuell may be seen in action next on
September 19 at 6 pm, here at your very own
Millsaps PAC, versus Loyola University. Be sure
to come out and support your Lady Majors.

• ■ i r

10 FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997

Buie House —
is it too girly?

Walter Biggins
Features Editor

I've always thought that the Buie
House was a sissy thing. It's this big,
frilly, warm Victorian mansion that
screams "female". I've seen pictures of
it. It looks like all those beautiful houses
in A Time to Kill or Ghosts of Mississippi,
the ones that women love to "oooh"
and "aaah" over in House & Garden,
planning interior design for their
dorms.

Having scraped, sanded and painted
one of these "beauties", I know exactly
how much work goes into keeping
places like the Millsaps Buie House gor-
geous. And it's too dang much. The
sight of places like these puts blisters on
my hands, and makes me think of
sweat. "Manly" visions dance in my
head, not superfluous lace, wood trims
and expensive oriental rugs.

To make matters worse, female staff
members keep bugging me about the
place. Last year, a friend insisted, off
and on, that we "do a piece on the Buie
House". Each time she brought it up, I
kept saying things like "that's boring"
or "I've already been there" or (best yet)
"Sure... we'll do it sometime."

Finally, Stephanie Yasinski made me
go. She was writing an article about its
history and relevance to the campus [see
page 12], and dragged me along with
her.

What can I say? I must be getting
girly, because I really thought it was
beautiful. Upon entering the renowned
bed-and-breakfast inn, I heard Vince
Giraldi's "Cast Your Fate to the Wind"
softly in the background— a favorite
piano piece. The massive mirrors and
doors wowed me. The intricate designs,
stained glass and baby grand piano im-
pressed me. Walking around the house,
I was overwhelmed.

It was amazing. Now I find myself
caring about interior design. I bought
$30 of posters last Monday, and a
friend's comment— "You guys need to
decorate in here, because this place isn't
conducive to... anything."— really hurt
my feelings.

Of course, it's true that I'm not ex-
actly the Village People's "Macho, Ma-
cho Man", and I do spend more time
studying in this friend's room— lit up
by candles, hanging cloths and framed
pictures— than my own. But still,
should I succumb to the feminine al-
lures? Oh, I think I already have. I've
been infected with the Buie House Bug,
and, well, it's alright.

Kristina Stensaas

Stensaas & Jackson — do they mix?

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

On August 4, 1997, Dr. Kristina Stensaas arrived
in the "big city" of Jackson to take on her new job
as Professor of Organic Chemistry at Millsaps. Dr.
Stensaas traveled 1500 miles from Laramie, Wyo-
ming with her husband and their three cats to fill
the opening in the chemistry department.

Dr. Stensaas was made aware of the opening in
the Millsaps chemistry department through an add
placed in Chemical Engineering News, a weekly maga-
zine. The add was part of a "national search" con-
ducted by the chemistry department.

Dr. Stensaas was selected from an "initial group
of 87 or 88 applicants from across the United States
and Europe," stated Dr. Timothy Ward, Chair of the
chemistry department.

The initial group was cut to around 30 appli-
cants through an application review process that
involved all members of the department.

These 30 were in turn cut down to 12 candi-
dates and of the 12, nine were eliminated through
a conference call interview conducted by Dr. Ward
and Dr. Bishop. Dr. Stensaas, along with two other
candidates, was brought in for a personal interview
last March.

The interview was conducted jointly by all mem-
bers of the Millsaps chemistry department. Dr.
Stensaas was the "unanimous" selection of the de-
partment according to Dr. Ward.

In 1989, Dr. Kristina Stensaas completed her un-

dergraduate work at the University of Wyoming in
Laramie with a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry.

She went to work for Church and Dwight, the Arm
and Hammer division, after graduation. Stensaas re-
mained with Church and Dwight until 1993 when
she returned to the University of Wyoming to begin
graduate work. In 1997 she graduated with a Ph. D.
in Organic Chemistry and soon after she was hired by
Millsaps.

Dr. Stensaas has found her new home to be quite
different from Laramie and admits that she is "still
adjusting to life in Jackson, Mississippi."

Laramie is a town of "25 to 30 thousand... when
the students are there" explains Stensaas. Jackson is a
capitol city of 200 thousand and quite large and con-
gested in comparison to most towns in Wyoming.

Dr. Stensaas has been very busy since taking on her
new job at Millsaps. She teaches an Organic lecture
class and a lab that is comprised mostly of sophomores
and one section of general chemistry, which is com-
prised of mostly freshmen.

She is enthusiastic about her classes and the qual-
ity of the students at Millsaps. She is impressed by
the extent to which her students are involved in ex-
tra-curricular activities.

Dr. Stensaas spends her free time at attending sport-
ing events and taking care of her cats. Her husband is
a teacher and a football coach in Madison.

Dr. Stensaas attends most of her husband's football
games. She also enjoys going to the movies and watch-
ing X-Files.

With Love: Rachel from Hungary

New sights and
sounds in
Budapest

This one should be short, since my school does
not start until next Monday and I have no e-mail
account yet.

I have been attending intensive Hungarian lan-
guage classes at the university ("Egyetemista
vagyok" — I am a university student), and there are
a few differences between this type of university
and Millsaps. Students here respect the boundary
between student and professor much more than we
are accustomed to, and classes are far more lecture-
oriented than discussion-oriented.

The University for Economic Sciences in Budapest
is in a beautiful, imposing neo-classical building,
and there is a statue of Karl Marx in the lobby (it
used to be called Karl Marx University). There is a
snack bar where we can go during our thirty-minute
breaks, as well as a cafeteria and a bar downstairs.

I have recently moved into an apartment which
is seen as a rather high-standard place in Hungary,
but I know people who would complain loudly if it
were theirs. There is no dryer, and the washing ma-
chine (which works very well if you know Hungar-
ian) was made in East Germany before the fall of
Communism. The kitchen, I am told, is small be-

cause the system under which it was built (Commu-
nism) preferred people relying on the State for every-
thing, including food services.

In most of Europe, but especially in the more east
central countries, it is not only impolite but forbid-
den to put one's feet up on a chair or a seat in a train
or bus. The social customs here are quite different. If
a young person is sitting in a seat on a bus, s/he must
offer that seat to anyone who is elderly or who is car-
rying a small child. Older people do not hesitate to
yell for their right to a seat.

Another custom that is certainly different from
American customs is that even in groups of younger
people, females are not to speak to males first. A few
of the people in my program have had some prob-
lems with that detail.

We had our first taste of autumn this past week-
end, but today it is hot again. A few days last week
even reminded me of summer in Jackson; Budapest
was having an unnatural wave of heat and humidity.

Good luck to everyone in all your classes — I will
have a report of real University life next week after
my classes start. I know already that I have no 8:00's,
a fact about which I am absolutely thrilled.

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FEATURES 1 1

with Sanford Zale

Dr. Sanford Zale
prefers that you,
well, kill your
television and get
yourself to some
creative and
informative Millsaps
Forums.

Walter Biggins

Features Editor

Dr. Sanford Zale ("Sandy") talks, acts and
waves his arms so rapidly that sometimes you
feel a breeze when you're around him. He's
the stereotypical Yankee — he speaks with a
loud, thick New York accent, chain-smokes,
walks like a sprinter, and he's even thin and
wiry.

That's okay; I've got nothing against a
Northerner, even one who's graduated from
Georgetown and who's a Knicks fan. In his
third year here, he's become the chair of the
Public Events Committee, overseeing the
Friday Forum series. Waving his arms,
spreading out the "Millsaps Forum" pam-
phlet and talking too fast for me to keep up
(once again, I couldn't find the friggin' tape
recorder), Zale told me about his recent ex-
ploits.

Why come to Jackson from New York?

'"Cause I got the job. That's the bottom
line. You know, it's hard for someone to get
a job in History. I had not actually heard of
Millsaps before I got interviewed by them.
They re-interviewed me, and I liked it. When
they asked me for the job, I didn't have to
think twice."

What about Millsaps attracted you?

"I've been at bigger schools, more like re-
search universities. I've taught at Ohio State,
which has 55,000 students. But I like the
idea of teaching at a liberal arts school. It's
not that I'm against the idea of publishing —
in fact, I'd like to publish something some-
day... [But] I like teaching, and it's what
Millsaps focuses on."

How'd you become Chair of the Public
Events Committee?

"I was simply appointed to the commit-
tee. I was elected as chair. They trusted me
to do a good job. That's what I'm hoping."

Concerning Friday Forums...

"I oversee it. It's pretty onerous. I call for
submissions about who wants to do it.
There's a lot of paperwork to be done. We
send out a general announcement to the fac-
ulty."

What about the content?

"It's desirable to have a wide array of dis-
ciplines represented. Thank God we've got
a diverse faculty... Most of, almost all of what
appears is stuff approached by the campus.
Sometimes it's campus members them-
selves... Perhaps this could change, and we
get student input as well."

How do you plan to encourage atten-
dance?

"We try to inspire students in Heritage to
go. As part of the requirements of Heritage,
which is about an eighth of the student body,
they have to go to extracurricular activities,
and this certainly fits... We try to get bro-
chures in the Student Union... I just urge stu-
dents to go."

With the History Club and your classes,
how do you manage?

"I don't sleep much. This is a constant
presence in my life." [laughs] "Really, all of
us [professors] have responsibilities. It's not
at all untypical. It is personally time-con-
suming, but rewarding as well."

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Freshmen were subjected to Classification Tests
in Mathematics and English, for the purpose
of assigning them to classes with students of
similar competency.

Plans went underway to create a 9-hole golf
course on the north side of campus.

The members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
moved into their chapter house for the first
time. It contained 8 bedrooms and 2 baths.
Seventeen members occupied it the first year.

The P&W for this week contained NO HEAD-
LINES, due to various campus activities. Read
ers were instructed to write their own headlines
for that memorable issue.

Dr. J.M. Sullivan, head of the physics and Ge-
ology Departments, worked on the excavation
of the fossilized skull of an unknown creature.
Dr. Sullivan kept the 24-inch skull for his pri-
vate library.

Sullivan-Harrell Hall was remodeled. The reno-
vations added several labs, and a lecture room.
At the time, Sullivan-Harrell housed the bio-
logy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, geology,
and psychology departments.

The Major's Sword, a symbolic item associated
primarily with athletic events, was returned by
the students of Mississippi College, who had
stolen it a couple of years previously. They re-
turned it peacefully, in exchange for their
Choctaw Tomahawk, which had cleverly been
pilfered after the sword was stolen.

Construction began on the Phi Mu Lodge - the
first sorority house on campus.

Eudora Welty was named Writer-In-Residence
at Millsaps College.

The Beta Sigma Omicron sorority was absorbed
by the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. The ZTA's dis
banded a few years later.

Remodeled neared completion on the Chris-
tian Center. During the renovation period,
Chapel Services on campus were cancelled.

The first Black Studies course was offered
at Millsaps.

Construction was coming to an end on the new
Academic Complex.

Valley Food Service took over the management
of the campus cafeteria.

The Rho Chi program was initiated. The Rho
Chi program was designed to help freshmen
girls who sought a Greek affiliation. It origi-
nally consisted of two members from each of
the three fraternities existing on campus at the
time.

A Pre-School program began on campus. Origi
nally in the Student Basement, it provided
day care for the children of Millsaps faculty and
students.

The Women's Studies program was initiated.

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grandmother's house. Walter and Brian agreed that they too felt
immediately welcome and at home. When I spoke with the man-
ager, Mrs. Nancy Flemming, on the phone before I came she stated
that she could "still feel the spirit of Mrs. Joe Ellis Buie" because she
lived there until the ripe old age of 89 in 1977. Mrs. Buie was the
wife of Major Millsaps nephew, Webster Millsaps Buie.

Mr. Buie was named after his uncle and worked closely with him
at Capital National Bank (founded inl889 by Major Millsaps) and
handled many affairs with the college. Mr. Buie was himself a gradu-
ate of Millsaps College. When Major Millsaps died in 1916 he left
the house to his nephew and daughter, Josie Buie Millsaps, who was
adopted from his sister. In 1917 Josie gave all of her rights to the
house over to Webster to share with his wife and five children. She
had then been married for the past 16 years to Guston T. Fitzhugh,
son of the founder Dr. Lewis T. Fitzhugh of Belhaven College.

In 1973 the home was officially declared a part of the National
Register Of Historic Places, so when Mrs.Buie died in 1977 it was
impossible for the house to be forgotten. Though, in 1981 it almost
left the loving care of the family. A company by the name of Free-
dom Oil Company wanted to purchase it for their headquarters,
luckily the sale fell through and the rich history of this home has
remained to help tell a tale of the past.

This house has been blessed with love, but also with a little de-
spair. While the house was being renovoted in 1986 a runaway
from Irving, Texas was living in the house. The security guard forced
him to leave several times and apparently the runaway felt that it
was one time too many because he set fire to the house. This post-
poned the bed and breakfast from opening until the next year. Love
prevailed though, and allwas not lost.

Rodger Ownby, Associate Innkeeper, greeted us with a warm smile
when we arrived and offered us an historic tour. He pointed out the
breathtaking 14 -foot ceilings, the original stained glass front door,
and miraculous ionic columns of stature on the front porch. He
proclaimed that the columns were a "great source of prestige" when
they were added on to the house in 1928 when Mrs. Buie remod-
eled. While we were on the front porch Rodger noted that the house
was built on one of the highest hills in Jackson. As we explored the
Victorian mansion further, climbing the three stories of staircases, I
observed the outstanding views that can be seen from different win-
dows in the house. Of the 1 1 bedrooms my favorite was the octago-
nal observatory, that use to be Major Millsaps study, where today
the capital building can be seen.

Rodger knew everything there was to know about the house, but
he gave me a piece of literature about the Millsaps Buie house called
Love That's Lived In , by David Adcock of the Communication Arts
Center, to refer to. This short, but informative piece of information
held the answers to many questions I had always wondered. Ques-
tions like "Why are t-shirts sold in the bookstore that say "Harvard
the Millsaps of the North"? Maybe it's because Major Millsaps went
on to receive a law degree from Harvard University in 1858 after
graduating in 1854 from Indiana Asbury University at Greencastle,
now DePauw University.

I recommend visiting the Millsaps Buie House to anyone who
lives here or is just passing through. It is a beautiful and enriching
piece of our history at Millsaps College. Outstanding and interest-
ing people from our past and present times have resided in this
house. Just six months ago Sally Field slept there and less then a
month ago Joan Rivers stayed there. The Millsaps Buie house holds
records of all that have visited the house since it opened in 1987.
While glancing through the comments people made after their stay
on stood out above the others. It was a comment made by a woman
reporter of public radio. She summed it all up when she wrote that
the house felt "like a home away from home."

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13

Blood &
Chocolate

Ever since I heard Dracula would be
performed this semester I have been
thinking about the character of Dracula
and what an enormous influence "he"
has had over culture since he first bared
his fangs in 1897, 100 years ago.
Lights, Camera, Blood!

The most notable influence Drac
holds is in the movies. Since the silent
classic Nosferatu of the early 1900's,
filmgoers have been terrified by the
famous bloodsucker. Then Hollywood
took over, and transformed Dracula
into an American cinematic legend
with Dracula, featuring the suave and
debonair Hungarian, Bela Lugosi.
Lugosi brought a new style to Dracula:
he made him sexy. Films featuring
Dracula went downhill from there,
with less-than-memorable movies like
Son of Dracula and Dracula's Dog, but
they still attracted audiences. Dracula
flicks took an even more erotic turn in
the 70's, with the help of British actor
Peter Cushing. Dracula was an African-
American for a short while, in the film
titled, oddly enough, Blacula. Suave
George Hamilton has even donned the
cape, in the hilarious sendup of vam-
pire flicks, Love at First Bite. Francis Ford
Coppola tried to make an epic of
Dracula with Bram Stoker's Dracula in
the 90's, but came up short. The most
recent portrayal of Dracula, and prob-
ably the most unlikely, was by Leslie
Nielsen in Mel Brook's spoof, Dracula:
Dead and Loving It.

I Vant To Eat Your Candy-
Other influences of the master of
pomade may not be as evident as his
film persona. One that immediately
springs to mind, however, is his copi-
ous Halloween merchandise. What fine
American can say they never donned
the cheap plastic cape and glow-in-the-
dark fangs as a kid? And lest I forget
those blood capsules that hardly ever
worked, but when they did, tasted ter-
rible. Just thinking about those days of
my youth bring a tear to my eye and a
bad taste to my mouth.
Vampires and Milk

Another fond childhood memory of
the Count brings me to the breakfast
table. No, not Count Dracula, I'm re-
ferring to Count CHOCULA. Ah, sweet
marshmallow bats, ah, crunchy ghost
shaped choclately oats.... man, now
I'm getting kinda hungry. I think I'll
end this column and pay a visit to Su-
per-K for a box of Chocula.

Looking for a little action?

Carey Miller & Mark Savaggio

A&E Editor & Staff Writer

The first thing we noticed when
we walked into the video store to
make this list was that the movies
in the "action" section are particu-
larly bad. Any movie which works
dramatically lies under "drama" or
"mystery." But we found a few dia-
monds in the rough and here they
are.

Shaken not stirred

The pure action genre contains
movies teeming with bullets, car
chases, and explosions. The first
true action pictures were the James
Bond series. Infinitely smarter than
today's American action movies,
00 7 's adventures always involved
thick plots, interesting characters,
and unique action sequences. The
popularity of this series is evident
as it is the longest in the history of
cinema (the count moves to eigh-
teen this Christmas). If you think
you've seen all the James Bond
films, go to the video store and we
promise you that there is at least
one you haven't seen.
Police stories

Since American police are some
of the best-armed law enforcement
in the world, they are usually the
focus of American action pictures.
Go watch the Lethal Weapon series
over again. If you like the concept
of the one going against the many,

then you should retry the Die Hard
Trilogy. Sylvester Stallone single-
handedly defined the pure action
film, usually with little success. But
the Rambo Trilogy still maintains
one of the highest body counts in
movie history.

Make my day

We have yet to mention Clint
Eastwood. While the Dirty Harry se-
ries has since become a cliche and
a source of a couple one-liners ("Do
you feel lucky, punk, well do
you?"), it still features some the best
characters and plots ever seen in
any action movie.
It had to be snakes

Harrison Ford is considered the
thinking man's hero. Until he
makes another Indiana Jones
movie, he's not. He plays an ac-
tion-oriented Jack Ryan in the lat-
ter two-thirds of the Tom Clancy se-
ries of books-to-movies. But don't
forget his turn as the runaway Dr.
Richard Kimball in the Oscar-win-

ning The Fugitive.

An Offer You Can't Refuse

The closest thing to come to an ac-
tion movie before the age of Bond
were American gangster pictures.
Scarface (the Brian DePalma remake)
is good examples of a gangster movie
with excessive violence. You can see
also see Al Pacino in Carlito's Way.
Also check out The Untouchables.
Sans Quentin?

Some recent endeavors which have
at least some artistic merit are the vul-
gar "heist" movies. Check out the
flashback-filled madness of a jewel
heist gone horribly awry in Reservoir
Dogs. If bank robbery is more to your
liking then cheer for Eric Stoltz as a
safe-cracker in Killing Zoe. An eclec-
tic, talented cast highlights the un-
even True Romance.
Chop-socky

If a movie contains more than
thirty minutes of hand-to-hand com-
bat, then chances are you have a mar-
tial arts film. Check out the man who
combined Western and Eastern fight-
ing styles to make martial arts movies
popular: the master Bruce Lee. He ar-
guably made the best of the genre:
Enter the Dragon. As a general rule of
martial arts films: try to rent movies
involving some sort of tournament.
Those are usually the best. Case in
point: BloodSport. Perhaps the great-
est of fight sequences. If you want fan-
► see Action on page 1 5

Brian Benyhiil

Auditions for Dracula proved a grueling task as students and
alumni bid for the 6 male and 2 female roles.

The Players bare their fangs

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Vampire fever has
landed at Millsaps.
Rumors have been
flying about certain
students "acting"
kind of funny and
looking slightly pale.
And sometimes, late
at night in the CC,
there can be heard a
maniacal laugh...

Thankfully, it's
only Brent Lefavor,

giddy with excite-
ment over the
Player's production
of Dracula. As for the
students acting
funny, it's not be-
cause they've been
bitten on the neck,
it's because they've
been anticipating
tryouts for Dracula
which were held
Monday night. There
were seven males on
hand to try and snag

one of the six male
roles, and seventeen
females were on
hand to vie for the
three female parts.
Needless to say the
competition was
quite fierce, but
friendly. No neck-bit-
ing or bug-eating
took place during the
tryouts, much to my
chagrin.

Dracula has not
yet been cast.

"Folk Music in American History"
Friday, Sept 12, 12:30 PM
AC 215

Nash Noble, of the Millsaps Depart-
ment of Performing Arts, will perform
and speak about the importance of
American folk music, an intergral part
of American history combining strong
elements of Euopean folk songs and Af-
rican rhythmic influences.

Dr. Noble has given folk music con-
certs throughout the South, even one
in California, with her premise being
that American folk music is dying out
of our culture. This forum will be a
thumbnail sketch of music from the
Pilgrim days, days of slavery, the Civil
War, ballads, love songs, drinking
songs, songs just for fun, and one dia-
logue song with our esteemed chap-
lain, Don Fortenberry.

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The town of Filos: Almost a year after the exile

Jason Otis

Columnist

The problems in the country
of Sapsland began when the
dictator suddenly became
fiercely angry with the town of
Filos. No one knows for sure the
reason he did what he did.
Some think he is mean-spirited,
while others believe that he
wasn't being mean, but was
simply bored and wanted some- Jason Otis
thing to do. This contingency argues that he is an
unhappy man and was insulted by the joyous na-
ture of the inhabitants of the town of Filos.

Filos, for those who don't know, is a joyous little
civilization. The innate goal of the citizens of Filos
is to lead a pleasurable, happy life. Although this
seems ordinary, since happiness, or at least content-
ment, is the goal of most humans, the people of the
town of Filos are as concerned with their fellow citi-
zens' interests, and the interests of those whom they
deem worthy, as they are with their own.

Well, it seems this blissful selflessness irked the
dictator of Sapsland, and so he decided to try to de-
stroy the town of Filos. He sent his sly and sneaky
underlings to Filos to search for a flaw he might ex-
ploit. The spies were only gone a few hours, but, .to
the dictator, it seemed like days as he nervously
waited, grinding his hands together and pacing the
floor of his palace. When the spies returned they
brought good news.

"We have found something, sir," the head spy re-
ported. "The town of Filos is built on what appears
to be a fault."

The country of Sapsland operates under what is
called an "Apparitional Democracy." To an outsider,
or even an uninformed Sapslanian, this system may
appear similar to the American Democracy, but, in
actuality, it is quite different. It operates under the
facade of the conventional Democracy, but when-
ever the dictator sees fit, he can use his power in
whichever way he pleases.

After hearing the news of the fault, the dictator
met with his chief advisor. "What can we do with
this information?" he asked.

"Well, sir, although the fault poses no real threat,
being only a few meters deep, I was thinking about
an evacuation of Filos based on the danger of the
fault."

"So," the dictator spoke ponderously, "under the
guise of benevolence we can cast them out of Filos."

"Yes, sir. And I was thinking that we could allow
them to reside in government housing. Of course,
since the vacancies in our public housing are few,
and dispersed throughout the country, we can di-
vide their power, make them lose their will to fight."

"Of course...Filos will become a ghost town."

"Right sir. It may be a long shot, but give me the
word and I think we can do some real harm."

Then came the dictator's response which now is
as well known as the dictator himself. After a bit of
contemplation, he snapped his fingers, slapped his
knee, and exclaimed, "By George, Harm 'em!"

So the plan went into action and, as designed,
the town of Filos was deserted and its citizens were
divided. It was a well thought out plan, too, for be-
cause it appeared as though the evacuation was for
safety of the citizens, none of Filos' allies fought
against the dictator's actions, and some, in fact, were

in support.

The dictator was very proud of his work and satis-
fied with it, but the citizens of Filos were not. At
first they tried not to let it bother them and happily
worked to stabilize the town's structure so they could
make a plea to reinhabit. But as the days and weeks
progressed, and their pleas were denied, and still they
were enclosed within the bleak, light grey
cinderblock walls of the government housing, they
grew lethargic, for the walls, to them, seemed like
all of the injustice that they were experiencing, physi-
cally manifested.

It was the walls-they caused a feeling of apathy
and helplessness, similar to the feeling a prisoner
develops when put in solitary confinement. The
walls can break a person's spirit and will.

But as debilitating as those walls were, another
feature of the government housing had a different
effect on the Filosians. The lights, bright and fluo-
rescent, were a catalyst for revolution. Every time
the switch was clicked on, illuminating every cor-
ner, cranny, and nail-hole, the brightness of the lights
burned the Filosians eyes and reminded them of the
injustice that was burning their souls. It was the
lights that caused the Filosians to revolt, to force-
fully take back their beloved town, the great town
of Filos, and to defend it with all their might and
will.

And to this day, they remain there, strong and
defiant, nimbly dodging the continued attacks of
the dictator and his cohorts, never going on the
offensive, and doing it all with smiles on their faces.
They stand, now, as sturdy as they did before.. .only
a little more observant and more careful than they
were.

A rose by any
other name...

Mark Salvaggio

Staff Writer

If you thought that Italian literature
hasn't existed since the Renaisance,
think again. It's savior is Umberto Eco.
The novel which made him famous is
The Name of the Rose. But nothing com-
pares to Eco's historically ficticious
novel. This tome of medieval thought
covers the concept of the heretic and
how reason and faith can contradict.
What makes Eco's novel stand out is his
attention to detail. He recreates the pe-
riod with characters who are authentic
to their time. The plot revolves around
a series of deaths of monks at a monas-
tery. Preparing to host a council of
Catholic Bishops, the monastery's ab-
bot requests the deductive powers of the
English monk William of Baskerville. A
former inquisitor, William explores the
monastery's labirynth library and dis-
covers centuries of cover-up. William's
protege, narrates this bizarre tale while
trying to discern what around him is
reality and what is illusion. The lan-
guage of the Catholic Church is Latin,
and to fully enjoy the novel I suggest
having a Latin Dictionary handy to
translate certain passages. If you like
the medieval period or just like a good
mystery, check out Umberto Eco's The
Name of the Rose.

The Name of the Rose, by Umberto
Eco. Vintage Press, 12 dollars.

Come into the world of Deuce West

Deuce West

Guest Writer

Students, faculty, and other
P&W readers, we would like to of-
ficially welcome everyone into
the crazy, mixed up, world of
Deuce West. Here, in our land of
golden missed opportunities, we
venture into otherwise
unchartered territories. We care
not for the authority. We care not
for 'sticking to the rules of jour-
nalism'. They are only mere sug-
gestions thrown at us by the man,
and frankly, we don't play that.

Our staff: Ed 'Yup, that's what
I said' Jaffar. This kid's got guts.
Grew up in the mean streets of
Lawrenceville, Ga (well, they
werent exactly mean streets, but
he did once recieve multiple body
wounds after a regular game of
math BINGO turned to kill or be
killed). Favorite food: anything
cooked. Once went to a Sushi Bar

in Metairie, La and ordered a T-Bone
steak and sweet tea. Turned ethnic on
a customer at a grocery store because
he ran into his cart. Served time. Is out
on bond. Wishes to someday become
a father (may the man upstairs have
mercy on the mother). Knows three
languages (english barely, arabic some-
what, and Jim Beamese quite fluently).
Claims that he is cuddly, although no
scientific study has been made on that
observation.

Mike 'Sike' Fontaine. Spent the year
overseas studying the chicks of Rome,
Italy. Has nine kids, all half Ital-
ian (hmm?). Smart individual.
Acts like he is scanning his card
in the school cafeteria in order
to sneak to Acy's and capitalize
in a little Powerade action.
Claims that the world is full of
people who don't care. We
didn't understand, because we
weren't really listening.

And, in this first edition of
the Deuce West article, we
would hugely like to acknowl-
edge the works of a former
Deuce West writer that is no
longer with our hearts here at
Millsaps... Thomas Wintz. Tho-
mas was a brilliant person not
only inside his unique mind,
but he was a breath of fresh air
for everyone that knew him. He
gave us a certain amount of re-
alism that we needed at the
Deuce. His memory will forever

live not only inside the halls of Deuce
West, but inside the caring hearts of
all Millsaps students. A true
gentleman. ..we love ya to no end Tho-
mas... see ya in the next life our friend.

We hope that you enjoyed the ar-
ticle this week. We hope to be a part
of the P&W more often in weeks to
come. We just used this first week to
get better aquainted with our readers.
If you have any questions, comments,
or complaints concerning our article
please e-mail us at JAFFAAT or
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 15

HOROSCOPE

I he Sensuous Swami

Aries - You love your freedom, but
lately you have been taking advantage
of it. Be careful, or you may have this
privilege taken away.
Taurus - You have incredible will power,
and are not to be forced into anything,
but when you choose to follow, make
sure you follow the right path and not
venture into temptation.
Gemini - Do people often accuse you
of contradicting yourself? That is
alright. You need to keep them on their
toes.

Cancer - You show a different side of
yourself to your close friends than to
the rest of the world. Try opening up
more, and your group of friends will
expand.

Leo - Your sign is known for spontane-
ity, but perhaps it is time you learned
some self control.

Virgo - Wanting to be in a clean envi-
ronment is one thing, neurotic im-
pulses to clean are another. Try to note
the difference.

Libra - You have the talent to be im-
partial except when it comes to your
own love life. Be careful.
Scorpio - You are seething with intense
emotions. The best release is the one
you love, who is feeling pretty intense
him/herself.

Sagittarius - Even when your hopes are
dashed, your optimism and ambition
stay high. This will pay off soon in your
love life.

Capricorn - You are a rock, and many
people appreciate that you will let them
lean on your shoulder, but sometimes
even a rock needs support.
Aquarius - You can be shy and sensi-
tive, or lively and exhibitionistic. Some-
one you know finds this duality very
attractive. You may have found the love
that you need, even if you do not want
it.

Pisces - Patience is a strong suit for you,
but no matter how long you wait, some
things just do not work out.

► Action from page 13.

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Damme, whose best is probably Hard Target, directed by
the venerable John Woo. On the campier end of the shelf
check out Big Trouble in Little China.
Hey, Dude

Any action movie which takes place during the nine-
teenth century in America is called a Western. If you like
things in threes, then try out the movies which made Clint
Eastwood famous. Called the "Man with No Name Tril-
ogy", it focuses on a man with, uh, no name. They are A
Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; and The Good, the
Bad, and the Ugly . But don't forget The Duke, John Wayne.

Check out the master of tough Also, "come back" to
the golden age of westerns with the classic Shane. For
more recent gunslingin', observe Tombstone and Young
Guns.

War is heck

If the action involves machines and grand masses
of people, then you are watching a war movie. With
fine ensemble casts, these three hour epics usually
(but not always) focifs on some aspect of WWII.
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September 18, 1997

Sports:

Both men and women faced
tough weeks on the soccer
field last week. While both
teams were able to split the
games, the men lost two
valuable players in the pro-
cess. Want to know what
happened? Read for your-
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p. 8

Students and organizations plan for
Parent's Weekend

Sandi Pullen St Jason Stine

News Editor & Assnt. News Editor

This weekend, the much awaited
Parent's Weekend begins. Many activi-
ties have been planned for parents, stu-
dents, and alumni, and with the list of
festivities, this promises to be quite an
experience.

The weekend kicks off tomorrow
afternoon in the Olin Atrium, where
parents and alumni can register for
prizes to be given away in the bowl.
Following registration, meetings are
scheduled between parents and faculty.
Later there will be a reception hosted
by the Parents' Council for faculty,
parents, and alumni.

Friday ends with "Meet the Majors"
featuring a volleyball game at 6 p.m.
with the Millsaps Lady Volleyball team
against Loyola University. After the
game, the dance team and cheerlead-
ers will perform and the some of the
door prizes that parents registered for
on Friday will be given away. Also
during Meet the Majors, members of
the varsity sport program will be in-
troduced.

Saturday's activities begin with the
Chi-O Walk-A-Thon to be held in
memory of Angie Manguno, a sister
lost to breast cancer. This will be a 5K
walk/run, and will begin at 8 a.m. at
the Bell Tower. The winners of the
Walk-A-Thon will be awarded prizes
such as Smoothies from Smoothie
King, bagels from Beagle Bagel, fruit
from Jitney Jungle, and drinks from
Coca-Cola.

Also at 8 a.m., Alumni Relations will
host an Official Millsaps College Ring
Viewing and Ordering in the Olin
Atrium. The official ring's design is the
Millsaps crest that incorporates the
cross, three stars, and stripes. It will
be available to students after comple-
tion of 15 course units, the equivalent
of "Junior" ranking. The ring will also
be available to alumni.

Do you wish you could finally get
your car clean? At 10 a.m., Kappa Delta
sorority and Kappa Sigma fraternity
will be co-hosting a Charity Car Wash
in Whitworth Circle. There is no cost
to have your car washed, but all dona-
tions will be gladly accepted. The pro-

Fun Times, 6reaT Friends &

a Worthy Cause!

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Organizations have been planning since the start of school to provide
philanthropies and activities. Above are three of the many ready.

ceeds from this will benefit the Hos-
pice of Central Mississippi. They will
be in Whitworth Circle until the last
car leaves.

Also at 10, stop by the bowl! Sigma
Lambda will have a booth set up where
books can be donated. The books will
be given to the Jackson Adult Literacy
Program.

Also taking donations will be Phi

Mu, collecting canned goods for the
Stewpot Community Services of Jack-
son. Stewpot is an organization that
helps feed regular meals to Jackson resi-
dents that are unable to provide food
for themselves or their families. Phi
Mu's booth will be set up in the bowl,
and parents and alumni are requested
to stop by and drop off cans to sup-
^ see Weekend on page 4

Watermelon Bust a Splash!

Multi purpose field
proposed for North campus

Stan Magee

Lambda Chi Alpha's third annual Watermelon Bust was a big
success. Out of the seven teams competing, Delta Delta Delta
sorority took first place honors. Tri-Delta will donate their
winnings to the charity of their choice.
Above, Lambda Chi Alpha member Micah Davis dons a
watermelon rind to show his enthusiasm for the games.
Competitions included a Watermelon-seed Spitting Contest, a
Watermelon Relay and the ever sloppy Watermelon Slide.

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

It has taken some time, but plans are be-
ing made to renovate the field space from
the site of the New Student Activities Center
to the north fence at Woodrow Wilson. For
many years, this land has not been used be-
cause of its many hills.

According to coach William Lytton, the
soccer and football teams are in need of prac-
tice fields. Also, in the coming years, a soft-
ball diamond will need to be constructed to
accommodate a Women's Softball team.

The current plan for the land on the north
side is to level it out and build a big multi-
purpose playing field for spring and fall use.
This field would be built large enough to be
split into three practice fields, one for soc-
cer, one for football, and one for softball.

The Athletic department discussed many
different plans before arriving at the deci-
sion to create one large field. The first two
plans placed the new women's softball field

near the Millsaps Observatory so that they
could use the current soccer field as an out-
field. With these plans, the Millsaps Obser-
vatory would be left just enough room on
the hill.

Coach Lytton also added that along with
the new field, the construction of a two-stage
pavilion is under review. One of the stages
will face the new field, and the second stage
will face an amphitheater. This proposed am-
phitheater will be built into the hill beside
the current soccer field.

This two-stage pavilion will provide a more
accommodating location for visiting bands
to play at Millsaps. According to Coach
Lytton, if this 'concert spot' is built, Millsaps
can avoid the disaster that happened two
years ago when Widespread Panic performed
on the Baseball diamond. It had rained the
day before the band came to campus, and
after the concert-goers left, the field was cov-
ered in mud.

There is no date for construction to due to
plans being under review.

OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 8, 1 997

Last week brought us the Senate elec-
tions, and what a nail-biting few days
that was. Oh the suspense that hung
in the air over the Bowl until final re-
sults were announced. New senators
were declared, the paint peeled a bit
and we all got a day older. All in all, no
big change.

Not only do we here at the Purple
and White feel not at all affected by the
elections, but our view in general is that
we have no idea what the Senate stands
for, what they do or why there were
elections at all.

Sadly, less than half of the P&W staff
voted. That is a fact. Had more of us
done so, what exactly would we have
been voting for? A friend or clever
poster? Certainly not for a platform of
any sort.

One of our staff member's voting
strategy was choosing the most un-
usual or interesting name. Others made
their choices by which candidate was
cuter. Factors like that, most would
think, would have been left at high
school. But what else is there? What
do we know about the candidates aside
from name and maybe handwriting?

They present no qualifications or ex-
perience or credentials of any sort, ex-
cept for the Presidential election. What
issues would they present? How would
their terms on the Senate be unique,
or even at best, adequate?

Doubtless there is nothing, at least
nothing that this staff can see, that
would make any of the candidates wor-
thy of our votes.

There are things with the Senate-in-
standing that we see as inefficient as
well. Geographic districting, for ex-
ample. Need we a rep from Ezelle, New
South, Sanderson, etc., when there may
be no qualified people running for the
post?

It might be better if all the elections
were campus- wide, as it seems to make
little difference one way or another if a
senator is from frat row or Bacot. And
shouldn't it be in the power of the elec-
tors to remove a senator from office,
not for misdeeds, but general idleness?
That's a novel idea.

There must be a better system for the
Senate. We realize that Senate meetings
are open to the public, but it is doubt-
ful that anything of consequence
would go on to impress we the faith-
less voters.

FERD'S EYE VIEW

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

It is becoming
more and more obvi-
ous that the Millsaps
Players are not
strictly for Millsaps
students. In fact, it
would seem that
alumni and other
community support
are more valuable
than the life blood of
the school.

It is somewhat in-
sulting to know that
students, some of
whom are theatre
majors who are pay-
ing for a theatre edu-

cation, are not good
enough to be in a
Players' productions.

In private circles,
this practice has
been called into
question, and it
seems to me that if
everyone voiced
their opinions, espe-
cially if done in large
groups, perhaps they
would be heard.

But because many
of these people wish
to remain involved
with the theatre,
they fear criticizing

it, for in criticizing
they may lock them-
selves out of it.

Much of the talent
Millsaps has been
blessed with is being
wasted. Though the
alumni and other
community actors
are very talented,
they have other op-
portunities, to dis-
play this talent.
When do we get our
chance? Must we
wait until we too are
alumni?

Anonynous

Millsaps: No code?

Brian Berryhill

Photographer

After receiving
word that I would
not be allowed to
participate in the
programming team
tryouts because of
my revocation of
Millsaps computer
system privileges, I
was a little discon-
certed. For those of
you who are fresh-
men or are extremely
dense, the Honor
Council took away
my computer privi-
leges for using my
knowledge to prey
upon uneducated
VAX users. Granted,
it was pretty chal-
lenging to do such
neat programming
tricks, but it is pretty
stupid to fool with
other network users'
privacy.

Regarding tryouts,

I understand Com-
puter Services and
Acadmic Comput-
ing thoroughly re-
viewed the situation
before they made
the decision to not
allow me in the try-
outs.

But not being
able to try out for
the programming
team is a bit too
much in my opin-
ion. I do believe
there is a line be-
tween discipline
and learning—but
this lies too far to
the discipline side.

The possibility of
creating a user ac-
count separate from
my own solely for
the programming
tryout was looked
at, but was denied.
The possibility of
even bringing my
own computer to

the tryouts was
looked at, but de-
nied as well.

This makes me
wonder why
Millsaps would
deny me a chance
to gain knowledge
and possibly ben-
efit the program-
ming team. I guess
they are more con-
cerned with
stretching the
Honor Council's
sanctions (which,
in type, only per-
tain to the
Millsaps computer
network, not my
own computer) to
disallow my par-
ticipation in the
tryouts.

I guess that's
just what happens
when you screw
up at Millsaps...
they takeaway the
chance to learn.

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OPINIONS 3

Blissful ignorance

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

I'm talking to a friend of mine ear-
lier this week, and she is trying to re-
late to me some trivial incident she
heard on the morning news, some hur-
ricane I think. Convinced I knew full
well what she was talking about, she
declared, "But it was on the news."

"I don't watch the news," I coun-
tered.

"And it was in
the paper."

"Don't read
the paper either,
except ours."

And then,
"You must enjoy
being ignorant!"

Ignorant. . .
me? I've always

considered myself a fairly intelli-
gent, reasonably learned and even
cultured person. She was, however
accurate. But I wouldn't go so far
as to call it ignorance, just a gen-
eral lack of interest in all the worth-
less dreck that pollutes our news-
papers and nightly news. Anything
paramount, of real importance in
my life will be widely discussed no
doubt, and I'll pick up on it then.
War, a new president, undeclared

James Thompson

peace in the Middle East, anything of
that caliber is newsworthy. But a ty-
phoon that wipes out a few villages
in Malaysia, civil war in Mexico, so-
cial unrest in Montana, who cares,
unless you were planning a trip to
Malaysia or are from Montana.

The news (especially the evening
news for some reason) depresses me.
I don't want to hear about brutal
crimes, floods that leave dozens of
families homeless or earthquakes that
kill thousands in rubble. Tell me
something happy, for crying out loud,
just five minutes of Happy-News a
night! And if it's not depressing, it's
downright terrifying. My neighbor
was in a crack-house bust this morn-
ing? Great. I watch this before I go to
bed and have nightmares. And the pa-
pers aren't that much better.

I admit that I am ignorant when it
comes to the minor current events.
Ignorance is safe, in that it keeps me
from any undue worry. Just let me
be content in my own little world,
thank you very much. Whatever
seeps in through my protective shell
of unawareness I shall consider im-
portant and worthy of my acknowl-
edgment (apologies for the arrogant
tone.) All the rest you can keep to
yourself.

Here's to your health

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

The squirrels are jumping and eat-
ing, the flowers are always blooming
and the grass is always greener on this
side of State Street. It seems every-
where you step
there is a newly
sodded,
sprinkled or
mulched piece
of ground. In
fact, the campus
is so well-kept,
it seems like
nothing old can
stay.

If you have been to Wendy's lately,
you will notice that trees that are
surely over seventy-five years old are
being cut down to build part of the
new activities center. I will be the first
to admit that change is good, but I
would bet that there is no one alive
who saw those trees planted and
could say a good word for them.

However, I realize that some things
have to be done, and I will not cat-
egorically disavow the cutting down
of trees as a heinous and contempt-
ible act. But I will say that those trees
lay on the only part of campus that
was basically virgin, i.e. not land-

scaped. But once the new health
heaven is finished, there will be no
record of the old trees.

I understand this situation from a
fiscal point of view. There remains a
portion of campus that is basically
unused - so, in the interest of attract-
ing students, let's convert it into a ten-
nis court. I iterated this point last year,
and the subject still remains open to
debate.

If Millsaps really thinks that Harvard
is a place that should be emblazoned
on its t-shirts, then why not follow
Harvard in raising academic standards,
such as the minimum ACT require-
ment or other such criteria. The key
term here is 5fwdenf-athlete, not just
athlete.

It should be understood here that I
am not against athletes - I enjoy ath-
letics, and believe them to be a part of
the well-rounded individual. I am also
glad that Millsaps is now on track to
have facilities comparable to regional
schools of its type. But let's be wary of
sending out a message to burgeoning
athletes as to the calibre of our com-
pounds without a trailer - this is an
institution for erudition, and every-
thing else is secondary.

Let's set a goal first, and then we'll
score one.

A card that arrived from my friend Flossie this
morning mentioned that once when she was in Paris
she "met someone." Not an affair, she explained,
"but I did fall in love with myself and that's largely
what an affair and travel is about."

The presence of a new person jostles you into a
sense of self-sufficiency (how I interpreted her defi-
nition of narcissism). Although I had spoken with
few strangers last August while traveling in Europe,
1 associated Flossie's idea with my enjoyment of the
crowds in London (the crowd that I dislike and avoid
at home), an enjoyment that fostered an unexpected
sense of completeness in me.

Oliver Twist must have seeped into my conscious-
ness last year when I saw the book often on a
colleague's desk. I bought a copy before leaving for
France and London. Although I have been in big
American cities during rush hours, I never really saw
a "crowd" until exiting the Waterloo Station in Lon-
don at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday in August. The maze
connecting the Tube to the street went on for what
seemed like a quarter of a mile, and it was thronged
with people the entire way. It was not frightening —
the London crowd's quiet management of itself was
extraordinary — but the motif of "the London crowd"
that was weaving through my night-reading of Oliver
Twist came alive for the first time: word spreads that
the murderer Bill Sikes has been cornered, and people
pour out from the neighborhoods to watch what he
will do:

Some pressed forward with the ecstasy of mad-
men, and thus impeded the progress of those

The London Crowd

below; some among the boldest attempted to
climb up by the waterspout and crevices in the
wall; and all waved to and fro, in the darkness
beneath, like a field of corn moved by an an-
gry wind; and joined from time to time in one
loud furious roar.

Because Dickens' novels had always unfolded si-
lently in my mind as I read, I suppose I thought that's
how he came up with them: alone. I saw that Dickens
was less subjective, more descriptive of others, than
I had supposed. Crowd derives from a Germanic word
kruden that means "to annoy." What I was enjoying
about the annoyance was the surprise of feeling the
lone reader and the crowded subway rider knit to-
gether in myself for the first time.

The London crowd pours itself in an orderly con-
tainer at the theater— the Globe! The reconstructed
Globe theater is a strange white bubble in the un-
adorned neighborhood of warehouses, similar to the
neighborhood that rambled around it four hundred
years ago. The patrons of the Globe are essential to
the scenery, I realized, looking over the balcony at
the stage, with its red-marble columns and back-
ground drawings of neoclassical nudes, one male,
one female. In counterpoint to the provocative
blankness of the stage is the crowd filling the Globe:
"paved, from floor to roof, with human faces. In-
quisitive and eager eyes peered from inch of space .
. . A firmament, all bright with gleaming faces"— to
quote from O/iverTvWsr again. The filled Globe is a
teeming crowd, but organized, hierarchized: the
"groundlings" grouped in front of the stage go right

by Teresa Faherty

to the edge of the stage, resting their elbows on the
platform, eye-level with Sir Walter Whorehound's
shins as he pursues the "Chaste Maid of Cheapside"
in Middleton's 1613 urban comedy. The groundlings
are visible by the tops of their heads only. In the
"gentlemen's boxes" the entire, well-dressed bodies
of patrons are visible, hovering just above the stage
where the action is. My friend and I sit in the bal-
cony, quite visible— if anyone would trouble to turn
around to look at us. You are mindful of your in-
come compared to other people's throughout plays
at a Globe. Most of the actors' ad-libbed lines go to
the swarm of groundlings — out of respect or lack of?

London's mobility — this was its strong suit. I un-
derstood better why the frame of the Canterbury Tales,
set in London, begins ostentatiously with verbs, and
why the pilgrims travel as they talk. I walked to
streets whose names I knew from seeing them on
the title-pages of sixteenth-century books: "To be sold
at Paternoster Row," "Printed at the Sign of the Bull
at St. Mary-le-Bow." But at Paternoster Row, there
was nothing to suggest that medieval Londoners had
manufactured rosaries there, or that printers had
stalls there after the printing press rang in a cultural
revolution. I was disappointed and took a photo-
graph of the street sign. Later I realized that energy
for rebuilding itself— after the Protestant Reforma-
tion, after the Fire of 1666, after the Blitzkriegs of
the 1940's — this is what London always had to of-
fer, as I should have known but couldn't have known
from my books. Much of London gets relegated to
paper; much of it is preserved in the rush of air gen-
erated by the crowd.

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LOCAL

Jackson Mayor "Cleans House"

Jackson-As part of Operation Clean
House, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.
turned four drug houses and a vacant
lot over to the Jackson Metro Housing
Partnership.

"We're here to announce to Jackson
residents they no longer have to feel
embarrassed or threatened by crack
houses in their neighborhoods." said
Johnson in an interview with Arnold
Lindsay of the Clarion Ledger.

Operation Clean House is a local
drug enforcement method that uses
local city resources such as the US
Attorney's office, JPD, and the Housing
Partnership to try to eradicate "drug
houses" in Jackson neighborhoods.

According to Phil Eide, executive di-
rector of the Housing Partnership, in
an interview for the Clarion Ledger,
"We can take that one house and that
one house will make a difference in
someone's life and it makes a difference
to the people who live across the street
and don't have to watch that drug traf-

NATIONAL

Miss America exposes more

In its 77 year history, the Miss
America Pageant has never allowed
two-piece swimsuits until last Saturday,
when the CEO of the pageant, Leonard
Horn, in a very publicized move, abol-
ished that rule, resulting in 13 contes-
tants exposing their midriff by sport-
ing a bikinis. One of these contestants,
Miss Illinois Kate Shindle, was crowned
Miss America with her song "Don't Rain
on My Parade" in the talent contest and
her promise to devote her year long
reign to promoting AIDS education.
Our own Miss Mississppi, Myra
Barginear, was second runner-up.

Emmy Awards show off top shows

On Monday, September 15, 1997,
Bryant Gumbel hosted the 49th annual
Emmy Awards on CBS. Among the top
winners that evening were Law and
Order for best drama and Frasier won
its fourth consecutive Emmy for best
comedy series. Individual top winners
were Gillian Anderson of The X-Files as
lead actress in a drama, Dennis Franz
of NYPD Blue as lead actor in a drama,
and lead actor and actress in a comedy
series went to Helen Hunt from Mad
About You and John Lithgow of 3rd Rock
From the Sun. NBC lead with the most
Emmy wins (24), followed by HBO with
19, CBS (12), ABC (10), PBS (6), and Fox
(5).

What happens in the SBA after elections?

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

The Student Body Association es-
tablishes rules and enacts programs
for the benefit of the Millsaps stu-
dent body with minimal interference
by Millsaps administrators. The SBA
is the "official liaison" between the
students and the faculty at Millsaps
according to Noble Black, SBA presi-
dent. It "represents students and
their needs and voices their concerns
to the administration," stated Black.

The SBA is "a lot of different
things to a lot of different people"
noted Black. It is designed to meet
the needs of the students socially,
through events such as Major Mad-
ness and Homecoming. The SBA fa-
cilitates and oversees elections. It is
responsible for the "budgeting of
multi-cultural events" and other stu-
dent involvement events said Black.
The SBA is responsible for the ap-
proval of judicial council and honor
council appointments. It is a "vehicle
for student involvement," stated to
Black.

The Student Body Association is
comprised of five officers and thirty-
three senators. The officers (presi-

dent, first and second vice president,
treasurer, and secretary) are elected
at large in December and serve a term
of one calendar year. All members
of the SBA
maintain voting
power. Propos-
als are drawn up
and passed by
the SBA without
much adminis-
trative influ-
ence. Dean
Snead attends
all of the SBA
meetings and
voices his ap-
proval or dis-
sent on actions
taken by the
Senate but final

authority for most proposed events
and programs is left in the hands of
the students.

Committees are selected to deal
with specific issues or problems on
campus. These committees consist of
both Senators and students not
elected to the SBA.

The SBA is addressing many
things pertinent to the students of

Millsaps. Currently the biggest
project is the planning and schedul-
ing of homecoming events. Black
plans to "continue to open the lines

Spn lal I

Members of SBA cast their votes on a Senate issue.

of communication between President
Harmon, Dean Smith and the stu-
dents... through forums... and
lunches" sponsored by the SBA
throughout the year.

The SBA is also working on the re-
structuring of the committees in an
"attempt to streamline them and
make them work more efficiently"
stated Black.

Battle of sexes
comes to Millsaps

Thomas Wintz remembered

Liz Dubuisson

Chad Young __

Layout Editor

Phi Mu fraternity sponsored a panel dis-
cussion on the differences between the sexes
on Tuesday, September 16. The panel con-
sisted of six students; Gretl Zimmerman,
Cassie Sheldon, Bridget Sanders, Sam Hall,
Don Cumbest and Brad Litkenhous.

Students filled the Heritage Room to par-
ticipate in an open discussion of why mem-
bers of the opposite sex act in certain ways.
Phi Mu provided a national facilitator who
has hosted such panel discussions before.

The discussion began with each panelist
explaining their fantasy date, but soon
turned to more serious matters - such as the
judgemental nature of women on other
women and men's non-commital nature.

While some answers were as simple as,
"Because we can," for the most part, students
took a serious look at differences and ways
to openly communicate.

"It was an interesting experience which
I'm glad I was a part of," said Hall after the
discussion.

Photographer

Last Tuesday, September 16,
the Millsaps community was fi-
nally given an opportunity to
mourn the passing of one of its
members. Thomas Adrian Wintz,
III who would have been a sopho-
more this year, died in a car acci-
dent on his way to work one day
this past summer.

Joining the students and staff
of Millsaps were nearly 20 of his
family and friends, including his
mother, father, brother, and one
of his sisters. Also attending were
his girlfriend and her mother and

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port this worthy cause.

At 10 a.m., Kappa Alpha fra-
ternity will be selling Sno Cones
in the bowl. The proceeds from
the Sno Cone sales will go to-
wards benefitting the Muscular
Dystrophy Association.

At noon, there will be a pic-
nic in the bowl provided by
Millsaps Food Services. Tickets
for the picnic will cost $6 for
parents and alumni. The re-
mainder of the door prizes par-
ents registered for on Friday will
be given away during the Picnic.

Meet the Majors continues
Saturday at 10 a.m. with
Women's Soccer against
Oglethorpe College. Millsaps'
Men's Soccer team will also com-
pete against Oglethorpe at noon.
At 1:30, the Millsaps Majors

several of his high school friends
from Baton Rouge.

The audience of the AC recital
hall was filled with sniffles and
tears as those who knew and
knew of Thomas joined together
to say goodbye. Dr. Ted Ammon
was one of the speakers at the
memorial. Even this well known
professor had a difficult time
keeping his eyes dry.

Though Thomas is now gone
from our midst, the turn out
Tuesday proves that he is not
absent from the hearts of those
he touched, and likely never will
be.

Football Team will compete
against Rose-Hulman Institute.
Tickets will be on sale at the gates.

Campus mass has been re-
scheduled during Parents' Week-
end. The new time will be at 6
p.m. on Saturday in the Christian
Center' Fitzhugh Chapel.

Saturday ends with "Delta Un-
derground", a musical/skit com-
petition to benefit the UMC
Children's Cancer Clinic. Ap-
pearing at Delta Underground
this year will be the "Spice Girls",
"Hansen", "Ike and Tina Turner",
and many other well-known per-
formers!

Sunday ends Parents' Weekend
with a final "Meet the Majors"
event. There will be a Women's
Soccer Game against Loyola Uni-
versity at 1p.m.

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Features
editor

On being
a dork

Walter Biggins

Features Editor

I was a dork freshman year. Admit-
tedly, my nerdiness allowed for a 4.0
g.p.a., a few close friendship and occa-
sional fun times. Still, even a bottle of
Jack Daniels couldn't force me to
loosen up — and it's not like I would've
tried much alcohol anyway, in those
days. I was a dorkus maximus, and I
might as well admit to it.

Now, I'm a... well, not exactly a party
animal. Beer is not considered one of
my four basic food groups. When I
dance (and that's rare), I flail around
so badly that people think I'm having
seizures. My idea of clubbing is to play
miniature golf... on my computer.

Okay. I'm still a dork. However,
something has changed between my
freshman and junior years: I've learned
the meaning of letting go, but also of
holding on.

Switching from high school hi jinks
to college freedom gave me emotional
whiplash. The experience moves like
a rollercoaster and, as a poor freshman,
I was just hanging on for dear life.

Many times, my religious, philo-
sophical and emotional beliefs were
shattered, or at -least challenged. My
faith in human nature diminished
when, early one morning, I found that
my cherished bike had been destroyed
by some drunk pledges, for no appar-
ent reason. My faith in Christianity
was questioned constantly by profes-
sors.

This isn't bad — it's what college is all
about. Millsaps inspires a change in
my perceptions.

Eventually, I re-affirmed my love for
humans (like Mark Twain and James
Thurber, I spent a long time hating the
whole human race). I think I've made
peace with my belief in God and the
way life works.

The important thing is that I did it
myself. Millsaps forces me to think for
myself, to believe what I believe be-
cause of my thoughts, not others.

I have the freedom to decide how
responsible I'm going to be, to decide
my life for myself.

The change, I guess, is that I've
learned to love my dorkiness. I've
made the conscious (and unconscious)
decision to be — in many ways — a geek.
I'm proud of it.

I'm not a beer-swilling babe magnet,
but at least now I know why.

The

Experience

Part I of a

Stephanie Yasinski and Walter Biggins

Features Editors

Like El Nino, the humongous weather formation in
the Pacific Ocean, freshman year starts that whirlwind
of events, stormy ideas, and rollercoaster rides that turn
you upside down or inside out. That's how your fresh-
man LS teacher might like you to describe it. But really,
all you know for sure is that your freshman
year can bring about a world of changes.

Transitions form the backbone of your
freshman year, as Melanie Cook and Ryan
Bourgeois could tell you. Coming respec-
tively from Bartlett, TN and Saint Amant, La.,
they've experienced rapid growth and stayed
the same. How are both possible at once?
You'll see...

Freshmen
weather storms

Melanie Cook and Ryan Bourgeois tell
about the ups, downs of the Millsaps
rollercoaster

are like 'that's completely not for me; I don't want to do
that'. It would be a lot of fun , I think, eventually, to
have that togetherness. It may get me a sense of iden-
tity."

"I'm so excited about rush because it will be fun get-
ting to know all the fraternities, but it will be difficult to
decide where to go if I decide to pick up a bid." Ryan

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

"Of all things, this was the place I was
most comfortable with," Melanie says with
a smile. She's an animated woman, waving
her hands and contorting her face as she
talks.

"I know a lot of people say that, but I re-
ally knew from the beginning that this was
it. I'd been here before several times and I Freshman
had a great time." two days.

Ryan, shrugged his shoulders and talked with a care-
free smile, "Everybody was really nice and thought the
campus was beautiful, but I was skeptical because it was
so small."

hie Yasinski/ MW

Freshman Melanie Cook says she's glad that I know her
"as Melanie, not as Amanda's little sister."

FIRST NIGHTS OUT ON FRATERNITY ROW

"The first three nights I went out I'm like hi-my name
is Melanie, I met you last night, I'm Melanie! People
would come up to me and do the same thing. After
awhile, you're just like 'this is my name, I know you're
going to forget it.'"

"I had a lot of fun and met a lot of people" Ryan
laughed. He continued smiling, "We went to about ev-
ery house and everybody treated us like we were really
welcome. It was just a lot of fun."
VIEWS ON RUSH

N.elanie pondered, "Well, I really don't know if it's
for me or not. I've been thinking about it so much. My
mom went Greek, I've got friends at other schools who

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Ryan Bourgeois' parents still call him at least once every
exclaimed.

TIME (WHERE IS IT?!)

"I have to make my schedule out. Some people are
like 'I can't make a schedule for the day!' Sometimes I
have to. I'm used to a lot of homework, about two and a
half to three hours a night " Melanie explained.

Ryan noted, "the biggest adjustment here is making
myself do my homework. At home I had more of a sched-
ule and here I have more distractions. I have all my
good friends in the dorm and we like to mess around
and have fun."

Ryan continues: "At home I was in bed by midnight
and here I'm up sometimes until 3:00 or 4:00. I don't
have much free time after football and studying, but I
learn to delegate the two."
RELIGION

Ryan confidently replied, "I still go to mass on Sun-
days."

Melanie was sure of her beliefs, but her certainty is
different. "There are two days in the year where I make
it a point to go [to church] — Christmas Eve and Easter,"
says Cook. "We used to do our own things at home, our
own services where no one else is involved."

Melanie, baptized as a Methodist, expected that
Millsaps "would offer things to regular churchgoers, but
they're leaving it open for you. So I guess, if I had to go
to church, I'd feel comfortable here."
COMPLAINTS

Ryan was just waiting for this category to come up.
"Just let me tell you — cafeteria times. I'm a football player
and by the time 10:00 PM rolls around I'm hungry!"

" Oh, and being from Louisiana I'm used to good food
so I just wish the cafeteria would change their jambalaya
recipe."

Melanie didn't complain about the food, surprisingly.
However, she had one major gripe: "I do have an 8:00
class everyday except Thursday," she sighed.

Melanie is optimistic. "Give me a month; I'll be pretty
good. Give me a few months; I'll be better. Give me a
semester, and I'll be fine."

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Cheryl Coker

The voice of a doctor in the
making

Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editor "

A toy piano with color charts. This is how Mrs. Cheryl
Coker, a voice professor, began to form her love of mu-
sic. She would color in the notes to help her remember
them until they became more familiar. She noted that it
was "not the most orthodox way of coming into mu-
sic", but it was her way. She received no formal instruc-
tion in music until she was ten, when she took voice
and piano for three years. It was not until she entered
college that she resumed further education in music.

Mrs. Coker, though, has just returned from a year long
sabbatical in Minnesota. During this time she was at-
tending the University of Minnesota. She is hoping to
attain her doctorate in music from them in the spring
of next year. To receive her doctorate she must give five
recitals, two of which she has already completed, finish
comprehensive exams, and her thesis, which will deal
with women in music.

One composer that Mrs. Coker will include in her
thesis is Judith Zaimont, who is also a professor at the
University of Minnesota. While, Zaimont is fairly well
known in the musical arena and has published plenty
of her musical pieces, all of the pieces of music Mrs. Coker
is using for her thesis from Zaimont are new and un-
published. Mrs. Coker exclaimed, "It is exciting to be
able to work with a composer because you get to help
create what they imagine."

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Coker says music is like an international language."
that, "Mrs. Coker was a great teacher before she left,
holding a clear and dynamic voice, but since she has
returned her voice seems more polished. She also learned
many new teaching techniques that I have already
benefitted from." Mrs. Coker explained that her "main
love is teaching and not performing" but for right now
"my mind is geared to what I must accomplish in the
next year."

with Suzanne Wahrle

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Junior Suzanne Wahrle stays
on the go. Somewhere in the bliz-
zard of last year's studies, Circle
K meetings and Habitat for Hu-
manity functions, Wahrle and se-
nior Lane Smiley found time to
create a Space Club. The organi-
zation hosted a Hale-Bopp comet
sighting, drawing over 150
people. As this year's Space Club
president, Wahrle talks freely
about stars, planets and Millsaps.

What got you interested in as-
tronomy?

"It started in 7th grade. I was in
Science Olympiad, and the coach
needed someone for astronomy.
[In] my first competition, I did
really bad. I was embarrassed, so
I studied a lot. I went to differ-
ent star parties."

Why form a Millsaps Space
Club?

"Millsaps had an observatory,
and I thought it was a shame that
nobody was using it. I asked a
lot of people if they'd be inter-
ested [in a Space Club], and a lot
of people seemed really excited."

What cool stuff is in'the skies?
"Some neat astronomical objects

that are visible right now include
Jupiter, Saturn, Albireo (a pretty
double star) and various clusters
of stars. Jupiter is especially easy
to find right now; it's the bright-
est object in the night sky (ex-
cluding the moon)."

What's going on with the Space
Club?

"We are in the process of putting
new shingles on part of the ob-
servatory roof. We're going to do
a star party in September and No-
vember. We're going to the plan-
etarium in October, to learn
about the stars and constella-
tions."

Beyond Millsaps, how have
you been involved in as-
tronomy?

"I visited NASA. They have a
Space Life Sciences Training Pro-
gram. It was really cool, because
it's their flagship program for
training people. They let us work
in the labs, and I took V.I. P.
tours."

How has astronomy changed
the way you look at the world?

"Being an astronomy enthusiast
makes you appreciate how small
you are, and how vast the uni-
verse is."

WITH LOVE FROM HUNGARY

Hungary lacks
class warmth

My first class, Monday morning at
9:30, is about the history of Hungary,
and it is taught this year by the man
who was the first foreign minister of the
democratically elected parliament in
Hungary.

Our coordinator came in and intro-
duced him to the class, and then the
professor started teaching. He said a few
words about being happy to be there,
etc., but what surprised me was that he
did not ask our names or anything
about us. This happened in my other
classes, too.

One of my professors here gave a long
introduction, making sure we knew that
we were free to ask questions anytime.
He said that normally Hungarian stu-
dents do nothing but sit there and take
notes; it is very rare that anyone asks
questions or challenges the professor.

I am finding out a lot about the re-
gion in which Hungary is located, and
I have been surprised to learn that what
we call Central Europe is historically a
place that has actually made a multi-
ethnic society work. Poland, Romania
and several other countries were not
countries until the end of World War I.
Instead, all of those ethnic, linguistic
and cultural groups were living together
in the same region.

I am not trying to say that there have
never been any problems. If the former
Yugoslavia is considered as a part of
Central Europe, one would be foolish
to present it as an example of a well-
rounded multicultural society. Hungary,
though, is eager to show how unjust the
division of the former Austro-Hungar-
ian monarchy was after the first world
war.

I learned today that one of the main
reasons for the stereotype that Eastern-
ers hold of Westerners (that we are deca-
dent and that we have life easy) is the
media of the Communist era. The 6
p.m. television news report would show
first something good happening in
Hungary, then something bad (a plane
crash or a natural disaster) happening
in the West. Hungarians came to be-
lieve, since so much of their media cov-
erage was propaganda, that it was the
reverse, and that life in the West was
perfect.

A final word about standards: here,
it is rare that someone of college age
should have a car. However, many
people even younger have cellular
phones.

8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997

Putting up
my Dukes

Have you ever looked back in nos-
talgia at something you cherished in
your childhood and said to yourself,
"MAN, WHAT WAS I THINKING???" I
know I have. Case in point: The Dukes
ofHazzard.

Hazzard County Breakdown

When I was a kid, I worshipped the
Duke boys. I thought the TV show was
the raddest, coolest, awesomest show
on TV, (even better than the A*Team
and Knight Rider, believe it or not.) I
thought the plotlines of the show were
intricate, well thought-out and at com-
mercial breaks I even thought to my-
self: "Will Bo & Luke get away from
Roscoe this time???" with genuine
wonder. I had all the action figures,
vehicles, coloring books - I even had
my morning meal of Count Chocula
served to me in a Duke boys bowl:
Cooter, Daisy, Roscoe, the whole gang.
It was breakfast heaven.
Round 'bout this time, ol' Bo and
Luke was...

And now, nearing the eve of my
nineteenth birthday (the day this non-
sense will see print), and finally mak-
ing the momentous step from late
adolescene to early adulthood, I have
come to a stark realization. Dukes of
Hazzard is terrible!
The day the Duke boys died

All my hopes, dreams and aspira-
tions to one day pilot a General Lee of
my very own crumbled a few weeks ago
when I watched the first full episode
of the Hazzard boys' adventures since
the dark, bleak day it was cancelled. Oh,
woeful day. I remember it so well. I was
so depressed I could not bring myself
to partake of naptime.
Dagnabbit!

Anyway, now that I am a cognitive,
free-thinking, analytical adult (thanks
to LSI 000, of course) I realized that
basically every episode of Dukes of
Hazzard was the same. Roscoe would
never catch the Dukes. Cooter would
always be able to fix the General Lee.
And no matter how many times the
Dukes outsmarted Boss Hog, he would
keep coming back for more.
By the power of Grayskull...

In the space of an hour, I lost my
innocence and illusion. A little boy
who wore an orange t-shirt with the
number "01" on it died, and a serious
adult was bom.

It almost makes me afraid to watch
an old episode of He-Man .

Meet New Stage

Sprclal Hi the I'ttW

Delta Kit, by Sylvia Scena. This and other art will be on exhibit at
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art until October 19.

There's art in this state!

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Living in Jackson, Mississippi,
you might think that you'd have
to travel to the Louvre or the
Smithsonian to see some aes-
thetically pleasing works of art.

Well, think again, because
there are some great museums in
Mississippi with some beautiful
exhibits planned for the Fall sea-
son.

There's the Mississippi Mu-
seum of Art, and it's just a stone's
throw from our campus, at 201
East Pascagoula Street, in the
downtown area. There are four
exhibits at the museum that have
just very recently opened. They
are iCalido!: Contemporary Warm
Glass, featuring sculptural works
3rm 1 ti s s pro

cesses; Work in Progress: Elise
Siegel, an exhibit that examines
the creative progress through
works by Elise Siegel; Enduring
Traditions, five exhibits in the
museum's new Collection Gal-
lery; and An Eye for Mississippi:
The Ben Martin Collection, an ex-
hibit of works by Mississippi art-
ist Ben Martin. For more info on
the mi

call 960-1515.

If you don't mind driving a bit
to see a great art museum, travel
to 510 Washington Avenue in
Ocean Springs, and The Walter
Anderson Museum of Art. The
most recent exhibit at WAMA is
Crosscurrents, a juried exhibition
of contemporary art. For more
info on the Walter Anderson
Museum of Art, call 872-3164.

Experience the drama

Mark Salv a

Asst. A&E

tor

Movie Rental Guide
Part 3 of 4

Well, we've finally got to the
really good movies. These are the
ones that you have to see.
Epics

Epics come in many
shapes and forms
Astronauts must
pass many physi-
cal tests in order
to have The Right
Stuff. For the
journey of two
greedy Brits (played
by Sean Connery and
Michael Caine) bent on becom-
ing gods, seeTheMan Who Would
Be King.

Conspiracy Theory

Before Mel Gibson, there was
Ol' Blue Eyes trying to stop brain-
washed assassins in TheManchu-
rian Candidate. Robert Redford
is a government researcher in
Three Days of the Condor. English
monk Sean Connery must solve
a murder mystery in a medieval
monestary in The Name of the
Rose.

DRAMA MOVIES

Psychos

Before the serial killer craze in
movies began there was
Manhunter, the prequel to The Si-
lence of the Lambs. Citizen X
chronicles the search for Russia's
most notorious serial
killer. Robert DeNiro
lashes out at a mor-
ally lacking soci-
ety in Taxi Driver.

Miscellaneous

Before Fargo,
the Coen brothers
made a gangster
story, Miller's Crossing. Al
Pacino fights police corruption
in Serpico. Laughs and plot
abound inThe Sting, about two
con artists played by Robert
Redford and Paul Newman.
Welles & Hitchcock

Orson Welles' films defined
Film Noir. Check out The Third
Man, Confidential Report, and
Touch of Evil. But his best is Citi-
zen Kane. For modern Film Noir
watch Chinatown. Alfred
Hitchcock's best are Vertigo, The
Birds, and North by Northwest.

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Looking for a great theatre experience? Or
maybe just looking for a movie that strays
from the ordinary? Well, look no further
than 1 100 Carlise Street, just around the cor-
ner from Millsaps, and New Stage Theatre.
Not only is New Stage offering great plays
from now to next June, but they are also of-
fering Monday night movies.

Mornings at Seven, a play by Paul Osborn,
is now showing at New Stage through Octo-
ber 5. It's a comedy about a group of family
and friends living in adjoining houses and
their misadventures in the early morning.
Tickets are available through the box office
at (601) 948-3531.

Also scheduled at New Stage are Molly
Sweeney (October 22-November 9), a drama
by Brian Friel about a blind woman, her hus-
band, and her doctor; Shooting Stars, Blue Skies
Ganuary 28-February 15, 1998), a world pre-
miere musical by Frank Wood and David
Womack (who just happen to be Jackson
playwrights); The Innocents (March 11-March
29, 1998), a play version of Henry James' The
Turn of the Screw adapted by William
Archibald; and The All Night Strut, a musical
conceived, directed, and choreographed by
Fran Charnas.

The New Stage film series is not planned
quite as far ahead as their productions, but
expect the same quality in these movies that
are either classics, art films, cult hits, foreign
or just plain different. For the remainder of
September, there are two films planned. Val-
ley of the Dolls, the cult classic of the '60's
from the novel by Jacqueline Susann, will
be shown Monday, September 22, with two
shows, one at 7:30 pm and one at 9:45 pm.
Valley of the Dolls is a great movie, and I
highly recommend going to see it. 1 myself
can't wait to see it on a big screen. Also show-
ing this month is When the Cat's Away, a
French comedy-drama.

Where's George?

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

I come before you with a doleful heart,
dear readers. I am extremely grieved to re-
port to you that George Clinton is NOT play-
ing at the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heri-
tage Festiyal in Greenville this Saturday. Af-
ter much speculation, hearsay, and rumor, it
has been confirmed that he relinquished his
headlining spot at the festival. Mississippi
will not feel the funk this year.

But hey, is George Clinton really blues,
anyway? He is the king of funk, no doubt,
but not the king of blues. And blues is what
The Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Fes-
tival will have plenty of, P-Funk or not.

The festival gates will open Saturday, Sep-
tember 20 at 12:30 PM. Coolers are allowed
(encouraged even) and there will be plenty
of food vendors on site to feed your hunger.
There will be a main stage featuring mainly
blues and a side tent with gospel and acous-
tic music. It should be a day filled with great
music, great food, and celebration of the
Mississippi delta's rich heritage of blues mu-
sic. For ticket information and directions to
the festival site, call 1-800-467-3582 or (601)
335-3523.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

Aries - Arguments come easily to you.
This week this talent is especially
troublesome. Try to curtail your offen-
siveness.

Taurus - Your self-righteous airs are
growing tiresome.- Perhaps you should
find a new way of expressing your over-
weening ego.

Gemini - Life can sometimes become
just a form of entertainment to you, but
remember, people do not merely exist
to serve your whims.
Cancer - You will die a horribly pain-
ful death. Or maybe you will just have
indigestion. Just to be on the safe side,
avoid odd smelling foods.
Leo - Normally you thrive on adversity,
but this week may seem particularly dis-
couraging. Never fear. There will be
someone to comfort you who makes all
the worst things seem worthwhile.
Virgo - Life is tough, but you seem to
make it easier for those around you.
Cupid has taken notice, and a reward
is on its way to you.
Libra - It is hard to remain idealistic
when so many people seem to be push-
ing you down, but you will soon be
standing tall, with all of the negative
attitudes under your heel.
Scorpio - You can be ferocious when
angry, but try to hold your temper this
week. You do not want to offend those
who may have power over your future.
Sagittarius - Your sparkling wit will win
hearts this week. Just do not stack up
too many hearts that are already spo-
ken for.

Capricorn - Aspirations of wealth of-
ten tempt your feeble mind, but soon
something might actually pay off.
Aquarius - A frank and straightforward
manner can be useful, but try to mas-
ter tact as well. Your foot has passed
your front teeth far too many times.
Pisces - Despite the seemingly unappre-
ciative masses, there is someone (likely
many someones) out there who love
you.

History, herstory. . . mystery, merstory

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

There are many things I pretend
to understand that I do not. In-
cluded among these things ate the
innerworkings of automobiles, for-
eign affairs, the poetry of T.S. Eliot
and, of course, the ever enigmatic
female sex. It is in the area of the
opposite sex, though, that I have
recently made a discovery.

While I respect and support nearly all of the conven-
tional feminist stances, there is one that I have always
disagreed with and, actually, never fully understood -
the demand for changes to the English language.

Historically, in cases which the gender of the subject
of a sentence is either undetermined or unimportant,
the writer or speaker would use "he" or "his." For in-
stance, "If a person wants to run in a marathon, he must
train extensively." In recent years, though, feminists have
suggested several different measures to eliminate the
gender-biased language. Some suggest simply to alter-
nate using either "he" or "she" equally. Some support
using the abominable "s/he." And some would like to
use alternate words like "ca" or "ra."

To me, a language is a living, evolving thing which
undergoes its own kind of natural selections. Words are
used or antiquated according to the decision of the speak-
ers of the language as a whole. And spontaneously, the
language becomes beautiful and mellifluous. Introduc-
ing jarring, contrived words into a vocabulary would
have a degenerative effect on the aesthetic potential of

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the language. Take, for example, the preceding sentence
with one of the made-up words: "If a person wants to
run in a marathon, ra must train extensively." The in-
clusion of the sexually ambivalent word, ra, makes the
sentence aurally unsettling.

Another concern of mine involves the feminist de-
sire to change words which are partially male-oriented,
such as "history." A lot of feminists prefer using
"herstory" because "history" is "his story." Well, if "his-
tory" was in fact "his story," then it would be spelled
"hisstory." So "history" is not "his story," but rather, "hi
story" or "his tory."

After dissecting the word and reviewing all of the pos-
sibilities, I sat down to ponder the implications. Why
don't feminists like the word "history?" It isn't because
it means "his story" because there is only one "s." The
only reason they may not like it is because it means "his
tory," but what on earth is a "tory" and why don't femi-
nists want it to be "his"?

Then truth hit me, like an iron fist smashed into my
face. I realized what "tory" is. Yes, the reason feminists
don't like the word "history" is because, pulled apart, it
becomes "his tory." And what conscientious feminist
would want feminist pop icon Tori Amos to be presented
as the possession of the universal "he"?

Of course, I do realize that not all feminists have prob-
lems with the spelling of "history," for thoughtful, prag-
matic feminists involve themselves with important is-
sues. But for those feminists who got some teen steam
and gotta let it out, I guess fallaciously arguing about
the misogynistic nature of the English language is worth-
while.

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Showing that
sporting spirit

As a sports trainer, I see many com-
petitions between teams. A lot of these
competitions are very physical sports
involving close contact between the
players which sometimes results in vio-
lent reactions from the athletes.

It is times such as these that I have
observed the athlete's true character
emerge. If the athlete is of a good na-
ture, then his character will present a
behavior that reflects patience, self-con-
trol, and discipline. In contrast, if the
athlete is not of good nature, then his
character will reflect anger, frustration
and ignorance.

There are some athletes whose every
instinct tells them to stay on the
straight and narrow path; to not allow
themselves to sink to an unrespectable
level, nor allow others to gain an edge
on them by breaking rules.

This has always been a thought in
my mind ever since I first got here. As I
meet more athletes, I am finding only
that my initial observation was correct:
Millsaps hosts many athletes who holds
the ideal of sportsmanship important.

However, the other day I was on duty
at a Millsaps Men's soccer game when
two players inspired me so much in
their management of hostility directed
by the other team, I decided to make
sportsmanship this weeks topic.

On several different occasions, I wit-
nessed these two players handle them-
selves in very respectable manners even
though their opposition was playing
dirty. Instead of giving their opposi-
tion the gratitude of knowing that they
had got to these two, they showed no
feeling in the other teams hostility. I
watched as both players were pushed
violently and purposely to the ground,
and continued to watch as they picked
themselves up and never looked back.

I want to sincerely commend these
two players for exhibiting the most im-
pressive display of sportsmanship I have
ever seen. Their self-control and self-
discipline show their true character on
the field, and are two attributes that I
am sure transverse off the field into
their everyday lives.

You see these two players suffered
disabilitating injuries during this past
Sunday's game, and will not be able to
compete for the rest of the season. It's
a tragedy that two men of such charac-
ter will not be able to join the rest of
the Majors for the remainder of the sea-
son. Harry and Mark, thanks for the
lesson in sportsmanship.

Those Rushin' Atheletes
Part 2: Women's soccer

Charlie Swearingen

Sports Editor

The women's soccer team, among all of the other teams
this fall, will have to juggle its time around all of the
players who decide to make that eternal decision to par-
ticipate in rush. And even if the team doesn't change it's
schedule due to it's players attending rush parties, it still
has to deal with them partially missing some practices
and/or games.

There are a number of soccer players who feel rush
and athletics, specifically soccer, conflict.

Sophomore Carey Thune explains, "I think it does.
It's hard to fully experience rush. Even though they get
their own party, it's still not the same."

This makes one wonder about the fairness of the whole
rush/athletics conflict. A lot of athletes end up deciding

between the two, and puts off the other for a year or a
semester.

Carey continues, "I didn't play last year because of
rush. I thought it was worth it and would do it again."

Putting off a sport to participate in rush is a decision
that is not taken lightly. Those who did well in high
school in their respective sports looking to begin a
sucessful college career and to have a structured greek
life will run into these problems. There is several con-
siderations to make: is the athlete going to be content
with his/her decision; will there decision have an effect
on the team, and will it be worth it?

However, other women soccer players feel that rush
is being handled a lot better this year than in the past
because mainly the female athletes are getting their own
► see RUSH page 1 1

Despite injuries, Majors win

Jenny Allrcd

Staff Writer ~

Last Wednesday, the Lady Majors played a soccer
match against Belhaven College. Freshman Kate Pearce
scored the only goal for Millsaps, which was not enough
to hold off the Belhaven Blazers, as the Lady Majors lost
5-1.

There was action for both the Majors and the Lady
Majors this past weekend. On Friday, the Lady Majors
played Spring Hill College. Despite a goal by senior Jen-
nifer Hamm, the Lady Majors could not pull off a vic-
tory and lost 3-1.

The Majors, on the other hand, had much better luck.
Juniors Stephen Babula and Marc Smith each scored a
goal, with freshman John Michael Measells adding two
more goals to the final score of 4-2, with Millsaps pre-'
vailing over Spring Hill.

On Sunday, both teams tasted victory, though for the
men, it was bittersweet. With the help of goalie K. M.
Barrett, the Lady Majors had their first shut-out of the
season, defeating Martin Methodist 2-0. Both goals were
scored by senior captain Heidi Hudlow.

The Majors also shut out Martin Methodist 4-0, with
goals scored by sophomore Ryan Haggard, freshmen
Owen Palmer and Adam Sweeney, and junior Jason
Locklin. Unfortunately, two of the Major's starting play-
ers, junior Marc Smith and senior Harry Rayburn, received

Captain Lee Johnson initiates an offense as he glances
upfield in preparation for a cross field pass.

knee injuries that will require surgery and keep them
sidelined for the rest of the season. Smith tore both his
► see SOCCER page 1 1

The Lynx stun the Majors in close victory

Charlie Malouf r~; «^ — }

Staff Writer

The best phrase that can be used to describe the game against
Rhodes last Saturday is that, "We somehow managed to snatch de-
feat from the jaws of victory." No one could believe it. No one could
believe that Millsaps had lost in that way. In fact, it was not until
what seemed like forever on the drive home that the sinking feel-
ings and questions of what had happened began to endlessly run
though my mind. Here is a brief recap of the devastating 22-19 loss
to Rhodes in Memphis.

Millsaps started off flat, and Rhodes took advantage by jumping
out to a 7-0 lead. This seemed to be a wake up call as the Majors
quickly scored 19 second quarter points and led 19-7 at halftime.
Nathan Byrd and Wes Ingram were each on the receiving end of
two Beau Pollard touchdown passes.

Todd Reeves drilled two perfect field goals of 33 and 41 yards to
provide the rest of the Majors' scoring output for the half and for
the game.

► see FOOTBALL page 11

Candace ijiMWi'

The Millsaps Defense makes another stop
against the pressing offense.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997

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East Cariina 1

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Louisville 1

Houston 0

Cincinnati 1

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Arkansas State 1

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►Rush from page 10

►Soccer

from page 10

ACL and MCL and Rayburn partially tore his
ACL and strained his MCL. Their absence
requires that some of the other players step
up and try to fill the gaps left by these two
necessary players.

In this week's SCAC rankings, the Majors
are ranked third in the conference with an

pref party to make up for the one they will miss.

The decision to go through rush or to participate in a sport is an
important one. It is even a more important decision deciding to
participate in both, and the women's soccer team is doing what
they can to cope.

►Football from page 10

The Lynx came out strong in the second half and cut the lead to
19-14. The game continued back and forth until Rhodes recovered
a fumble in the Major's territory with less than 2 minutes remain-
ing.

With only 25 seconds left, Rhodes completed a fourth down pass
just inches above the defender's outstreched hand in the back of
the endzone to score the game-winning touchdown crushed...

The loss hurt a lot of heart as well. Millsaps will definitely look
forward to playing them again in November. The offense and de-
fense did have some key performances this week. Marcus Dudley
had over 100 yards rushing filling in for the hobbled Mike McKenzie.
George Lumm led the team with 1 1 tackles on defense, and Clay
Nelson, Adam Cabell, and Mitch Smith each had a huge intercep-
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Features:

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p. 9

Volume LXIII • No. 5

September 25, 1997

Opinions:

The SBA gives their rebuttal
to the Sept. 18 "Our View"
article. Check out their
clarification of questions we
raised...

. p. 2

Nash pleads guilty to campaign fraud

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

Jere Nash, adjunct Political Science
professor at Millsaps, pleaded guilty to
fraud charges last week in a fund rais-
ing conspiracy in the National Team-
sters Election between Jimmy Hoffa
and Ron Carey.

Last month, the Carey victory over
Hoffa was overturned due to these al-
legations. Although Nash and two
other associates in Mr. Carey's cam-
paign pleaded guilty, Ron Carey him-
self is not implicated in the allegations
in any way.

According to the Sept. 19 Wall Street
Journal, Nash reportedly had to "choke
back tears" in the courtroom as he read
his statement that laid out a scheme
in which high ranking officials in the
campaign "conspired to funnel illegal
documents into their candidate's cam-

The sentencing of Nash and the
other two associates has been delayed.

In an inter-
view this Au-
gust, Nash told
P&W reporters
that he was
taken "totally
by surprise" by
the allegations
brought
against him re-
garding the
Teamsters elec-
tion.

Nash also
worked as campaign manager of the
1985 Ray Mabus campaign for gover-
nor.

Documents from the Secretary of
State's office filed on August 18, 1987,
showed that two illegal contributions
were made to the campaign.

On the schedule of donations for the
Mabus campaign, two contributions of
$7,500 were made by Watson Invest-
ments, Inc. The legal limit that Mr.

Ttlelliiriwi-Utlxcr/Stveial to the 1'bW

Jere Nash

Watson could have contributed to the
campaign, however, was $1,000, and
not the $15,000 total.

In a phone interview this August,
Bill Watson, owner of Watson's Qual-
ity Ford in Jackson, told P&W report-
ers that he was assured by members of
Mabus' campaign that it was legal to
donate $15,000, 15 times more than
the legal limit, to the Ray Mabus cam-
paign.

Allegations were later brought
against Watson for the illegal contri-
butions. When questioned, Watson
admitted to the charges and agreed to
pay any fines. However, the grand jury
deliberated setting a court date until
the time limit passed, and Watson was
never fined.

Nash last taught PS 3200 (Political
Parties, Interest Groups, Public Opin-
ion, and Voting Behavior) at Millsaps
during the 1997 spring semester.

"On the first day of class," said stu-
dent Jason LeBlanc, "he told us that as

far as his political leanings, i'm as far
left as you can possibly imagine.'"

One of Nash's staunchest philoso-
phies in class, said LeBlanc, was that
"Whichever candidate had the most
money in the end would win the elec-
tion."

In the same interview, LeBlanc also
said that Nash would hint to students
about "smoky back room deals with
Mississippi Legislators," although Nash
never told the class directly about any-
thing illegal that had taken place.

Another student in Nash's class said
that he was, "outspoken and opinion-
ated, unlike the usual quality of
Millsaps Professors in that he forced his
opinions on students."

When asked about Jere Nash, Dr.
Charles Moore, Head of the Political
Science Department at Millsaps, did
not comment past the general infor-
mation concerning courses Nash had
taught in the past. Nash's future at
Millsaps is unknown.

Parent's Weekend a "Major" Success

Philanthropies raised more than
adequate funds for charities

Fun on Parent's Weekend

Ryan VmcetttMpedal to the MW

Students, Parents, and Alumni came out to show their school
spirit at the Millsaps vs. Rose-Hulman football game on Parent's
Weekend. Shown on the first three rows are (1st) Neill Ayres,
Eric Navarre, Mickey Padudah, Chris O'Brien; (2nd) Paul
Boackle, Ginger MacElwee, Bradley Sanders, Steve Lokitz; (3rd)
Walter May, Susan Alford, Kathryn Fade, and Erin Roberts.

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

Parents' Weekend at Millsaps was a big
success, not only for students and their par-
ents, but for the charity organizations that
were generously supported by the partici-
pants in the weekend long event.

Events were designed by campus organi-
zations to involve Millsaps students and their
parents while raising funds for worthy causes
in the Jackson area. Charitable contributions
ranged from books and canned foods to the
purchase of raffle tickets and sno-cones.

Parents had a chance to interact with their
children's professors and "Meet the Majors"
on Friday, where members of the varsity ath-
letic teams were introduced to parents, stu-
dents, and alumni. Saturday began with a
picnic in the bowl followed by the Millsaps
versus. Rose-Hullman Technical Institute
football match up. The festivities were
brought to a close Saturday night with Delta
Underground - A Musical Review.

The fund-raising activities kicked off at 8
am.m on Saturday morning with the Chi
Omega Angie Manguno Memorial Walk-A-
Thon. Angie Manguno, the advisor for the
Millsaps chapter of Chi Omega, died last sum-
mer of Breast Cancer. All proceeds from the
Walk-A-Thon were donated to the American
Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research
and Prevention. Helen Summerford said that
Chi Omega had collected "around $7000 and
[was] still receiving money."

Phi Mu sorority opened up a canned food
drive at 10 a.m. By 1 p.m. the sorority had
collected "a back seat full of canned goods"
according to Kelli Woodling. Phi Mu deliv-
ered the donations to Stew Pot, a Jackson
organization that provides meals for people
in the Jackson community, at 1:30 p.m. on
Saturday.

Delta Sigrrra Theta sorority held their
fourth annual "We Love Our Parents" booth
and raffled off Millsaps paraphernalia to par-
ents and students. They had booths set up
in Olin on Friday, and in the bowl and near
the stadium on Saturday. Half of the pro-
ceeds were donated to Habitat for Human-
ity.

Kappa Delta sorority and Kappa Sigma fra-
ternity teamed up to sponsor a free car wash
for students, parents, and alumni during
Parents' Weekend. The car wash raised
$1600 from outside contributions and do-
nations for Hospice of Central Mississippi.

Kappa Alpha fraternity raised $180 from
the sale of sno-cones on Saturday morning
during the student-parent picnic in the bowl.
The proceeds were donated to the Muscular
Dystrophy Association.

Sigma Lambda, a leadership honorary so-
ciety, sponsored a booth to collect books for
the Jackson Adult Literacy Program. The
booth collected around 100 books and
served as a launching point for a more ex-
tensive collection program planned for the
► see Weekend on page 6

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OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

The Mysterious
Dr. Harmon

The staff here at the Purple and White
consists of a very diverse group of stu-
dents. As well as seniors, juniors and
sophomores, there are also a few fresh-
men. When the freshmen staff, upon
seeing a picture of Dr. Harmon, could
not identify him, very few were sur-
prised. But when one or two upperclass-
men could not identify the same hard-
working administrator, we began to
worry.

We realized that there is a tremen-
dous gap between the student body and
the Administration. We will not point
fingers, as it is as much our fault as it is
theirs that some faculty are still virtu-
ally unknown, even to juniors and se-
niors. What do they know about us,
though? As much as we know about
them? Scary thought: who knows
more?

One student, one of many admirers
of Harmon not affiliated with the P&W,
stated, "He does a superior job at rais-
ing funds for the college and building
up the reputation of the college." To
most of the staff here, and countless
others outside this office, that is the
plain truth. However he makes a great
many decision-making rules walled up
inside his lovely office. He really is a
nice guy, we think, amiable, cordial,
very competent, but it would be nice
to see more of him around campus.

We are generally quite kind, if not
overly-kind, to Dr. Harmon and his
policies here at the Purple and White.
But we do not think ourselves unjust
about our opinions of his lack of famil-
iarity. The fact remains that he is
known for distancing himself, not just
from the student body, but also from
other faculty. He is seen here and
there, in the cafeteria or at sporting
events. Usually he is seen eating ice
cream, for which we can only assume
he has an affinity. We do not know
what type of car he drives, what his
hobbies are, or where he lives. We do
know that for reasons unknown he has
decided to distance himself even fur-
ther from the Millsaps community by
taking up residence in areas far from
campus.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Senate responds to "Our View"

The Officers of the
Student Body Asso-
ciation would like to
respond to "Our
View" in P&W issue
No. 4 for 1997. The
Purple and White
stands in contradic-
tion of itself in mul-
tiple areas, and the
following points il-
lustrate such:

1. You claim to
not be "affected by
the elections,
but. ..have no idea •
what the Senate
stands for, what they
do or why there were
elections at all" (2).

If you would
kindly turn to page 4
of the same issue you
say the SBA "estab-
lishes rules and en-
acts programs for the
benefit of Millsaps
students...".

Some of the stu-
dents benefiting
from these newly-
elected senators that
were not "worthy of
our votes" are those
of the P&W, which
receives $17,500
from the SBA in ad-
dition to having a sit-
ting member on the
Publications Board,
which oversees your
paper.

2. You also claim
to have not voted
because the candi-
dates presented "no
qualifications or ex-

perience or creden-
tials of any sort, ex-
cept for the Presiden-
tial election."

First off, the elec-
tions for the Officers
is what we assume
you mean by the
"Presidential elec-
tion", where every
candidate running
for five officer posi-
tions has a speech
and a paper piece.
Now, secondly, it was
the paper who initi-
ated the responses
from the SBA candi-
dates for the paper. If
you are so concerned
with the Senatorial
candidates's posi-
tions, try taking a
positive step by pub-
lishing a special issue
regarding senate
elections.

3. As far as geo-
graphic districting
being useless and
"inefficient"...

We of the SBA like
to represent all inter-
ests, not just our
own, so we take rep-
resentatives from
each district - exactly
like the national sys-
tem, which has
worked for hundreds
of years. As for inef-
ficiency, it takes no
more time or energy
to divide the cam-
pus, as directed by
the Constitution.
The senators from

each district, further-
more, email minutes
of the meeting to
keep all students
abreast of Senate ac-
tivities. Geographic
districting also al-
lows for Freshmen
senators who would
otherwise not have
an equal chance to
be elected.

4. Regarding your
last point that "it is
doubtful that any-
thing of conse-
quence would go on"
in senate meetings...

Senate meetings
are open to the pub-
lic, but one reason
the public doesn't
have to come to our
meetings is because
we keep them in-
formed of our activi-
ties. However, we
personally invite the
staff to Murrah 200
at 8:30 every Mon-
day.

We have only left
to say that the SBA
Officers and Senators
are not paid for serv-
ing the students, un-
like the newspaper.
We plan the bands,
parties, forums and a
million other aspects
of Millsaps life either
directly or by fund-
ing other groups. All
we ask is for a thank
you or constructive
input.

-SBA Senate

CORRECTIONS

The September 1 1 issue should have stated that Dean David Sneed received his doctorate from Memphis State, not Millsaps College;
In the September 18 issue, we failed to give credit to Ann Heslin and Amber Edwards as contributors for the Parent's Weekend article.

Please send any corrections to us at: PURPLE-AND-WHITE on the VAX system or call us at 974-1211. Thanks for your cooperation.

PHOTO POLL

Do you think the new
student activities
center is needed?

BEAU HALE
SENIOR

/ think we needeu
four years ago when
I was a freshman.

RICKY BRYANT
SENIOR

Yes and no-yes be-
cause recreation is
important, but no
because parking
spaces are a greater
need.

WILLIAM

STEELMAN

FRESHMAN

/ think it is one of
the things the
school has needed
for a long time.

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OPINIONS 3

The Wakeful Dead

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

I sit in a darkened room, late at
night, working by the light of a single
lamp. I am waiting, pen in hand, for
some divine inspiration. I figure that
this is how the great literary geniuses
wrote - in quiet contemplation, all
'ses keenly acute in thoughtful con-
ization. Then I suddenly remember:
1 am no great lit-
erary genius.
Most of them are
dead.

1 leave the
quiet confines of
my room, in
search of noisier
working condi-
tions. Outside
now 1 join the
many nightly bodies that creep across
campus in the late evening/early morn-
ing hours. Like ghosts we float along
lazily, bound for our individual desti-
nations. Settling on a bench to think
and write, 1 notice my view of State
Street is blurred by trees and my own
tiredness. That's okay, though. State
Street is ugly.

Anyone outside between the hours
of 10:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. know that
we at Millsaps College are nocturnal,

James Thompson

as if by choice or natural selection,
whether we want to be or have to be.
It reads in every bloodshot, irritated
eye of every weary face that ever sat
(or slept) through an 8 a.m. class.

Many of us here are night-prowl-
ers, of a sort. At least that is what I
call it. We wander from dorm to
dorm, hall to hall, frat house to frat
house, and then back home again,
either in search of a friend, part, or
quiet place to study. Then there are
always the ones who prowl in the
middle of the night just for the sheer
joy of prowling. These people are
weird. For the most part, if I am up
and mobile at 3 a.m. during the week,
there is a pretty darn good reason for
that. Otherwise I would be in bed,
fearful of the morning light soon to
come.

I don't mean to generalize, or in-
accurately speak for others here, but
I myself am tired. Consistently tired.
I never know when I am not tired.
Sleep is a rare and precious commod-
ity, and people here seem to be con-
stantly greedy for it. But still we wan-
der, somewhere, so late at night.

It is nearly two-thirty in the morn-
ing now. I have just finished this ar-
ticle. Now I am going across campus
to study.

You have no rights

J.C. Jordan

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

Living off-campus has its advan-
tages and disadvantages. For example,
I am not forced to eat Valley food on
a day to day basis, which in the past
contributed to
stomach pain
and a need for
Immodium AD,
which by the
way does NOT
cure in one
dose. However,
in the cafeteria's
favor, a person
can take advan-
tage of the breakfast offering, which
seems to be the best meal of the day
(and most important). What is not
fair is that students who live on cam-
pus are forced to be on the meal plan,
which in my mind goes against all
logic. If we are allowed the freedom
to move around as we please, the lib-
erty to speak and act as we please,
why shouldn't a member of the cam-
pus who pays their yearly emolument
of education be allowed to eat any-
where?

Another example that was hotly
debated was the fact that freshman
who enrolled during the school years

1995-1996 were not only forced to stay
on campus for two years, rather than
the one year that was agreed upon, but
forced to conjugate in a cage with not
one, but two other monkeys, simply
because the school planned poorly. It
was supposedly made fair by splitting
the cost three ways, but we all know
that at the new and improved Millsaps,
money and appearance count for more
than they should.

The heart of the issue lies in the fact
that as students at Millsaps we signed
a contract ceding all decisions to an
unknown higher authority. We essen-
tially have no rights that cannot be
remanded.

Do the students really hold any
power or influence over the future
plans of their institution? Of course
not. Even the SBA, which is supposed
to be the most powerful of the student
interest groups, really has no preroga-
tives that cannot be rejected. If this was
not true, there would be no elections
on campus based on name recognition
only.

Sure, the positions are important
and seemingly cardinal as regards our
rights and opinions, but when it comes
down to it, the students can really
make no choices, and the tally will al-
ways be Despots — 1, Students — 0.

rofessionalism and boisterous laughter

Sam Hall

Editor

Does anybody know the true defi-
nition of "catty"?

Enough said about that.

Alright, so maybe not. You see,
when you run a newspaper you inevi-
tably make people mad or, as a well-
respected SBA officer said, "pissy". That
is something that comes with the job.
You expect it to happen, it happens,
you deal with. Then you move on.

When you are part of a government
system, you inevitably have people tak-
ing shots at you. That is something
which comes with the job. You should
expect it, it does happen and you should
deal with it. Then you should move on.

Funny thing happened on the way
to the office last Thursday. I was
stopped by two students who informed
me that an SBA officer was wanting to
pull our funding due to last week's
^£)ur View" column. I laughed.
i rep \ laughed for several reasons. First
off, this person couldn't make it hap-
pen if she had to. Given, SBA might
take the money away (in which case I
would sue them), but the college would
either a) divide up funds to insure our
publication or b) inform them that
their actions were illegal and that they
should reverse their decision.

Secondly, I was of the distinct opin-
ion that our officers were of a mature
and professional mentality. I mean,
President Noble Black practically lives
on the third floor of the Student Cen-

Sam Hall

ter. First Vice President Matt
McLaughlin has made the SBA parties
and events a great success. Second Vice-
President Michael Barham logs more
hours in the of-
fice than most
people spend
awake. Secretary
Jennifer Jones
wojks hard to
keep records
straight and
meetings orga-
nized. And to
mention profes-
sionalism you have to mention Trea-
surer Allen Burke who has just recently
decided to add to his responsibilities
by taking on Capitol Improvement du-
ties.

However, this past week has proven
that my opinion might not be as true
as I thought. Given, the actions of this
person probably were actions dictated
by disgust and an irritable mood due
to reading the Our View piece. None-
theless, people in a position of author-
ity do not have the luxury of losing
their cool and making threats they
can't back up. That has been duly
proven in the past, as well as at the
Sept. 22 SBA meeting.

The final reason I laughed is very
simple, though. I laughed because
some of our students lack the matu-
rity to sit down and talk about things.
Now please, do you really think I ex-
pected the "Our View'" piece to sit well

with the SBA? Of course not. But did
you also know I did not agree with
everything printed in the same article?
I do think the SBA does some impor-
tant work and I feel the districting pro-
cess now used for voting is the best
system.

No matter, "Our View" represented
the majority view of our staff and I
stand by what we wrote. I stand be-
hind my staff. They work hard and are
entitled to their opinion. At the same
time, others who disagree are rightly
entitled to their opinion (i.e. the SBA).
But while we followed guidelines of
professionalism, certain members of
the SBA did not.

What I find so amusing, still the
third reason for me laughing, is that
amidst all the displeasure of the "Our
View" piece and the petty threats, not
one person came to me or the Opin-
ions Editors and said a word.

As I stated in the beginning, running
a newspaper means you are going to
make some people mad. All we ask is
for the general public to respond with
the same professionalism I require in
the news room.

For example, a member of Tri-Delta
sorority submitted a piece for publica-
tion. Instead of publishing it as a stand
alone piece, it was used as part of a
larger article. Did thisyoung lady come
running and screaming when she
found out that her article did not run?
No. She simply asked me about it.

After discussing the matter, she un-

derstood what had happened and ev-
erybody was happy.

While I don't promise to make ev-
erybody happy, we can at least reach
an understanding of what has taken
place.

What is "Our View"

"Our View" is a piece that allows the
staff to voice one opinion on a topic
of interest in our community. We dis-
cuss it as a whole and the predominant
view is expressed. There is always the
option for a disagreeing member of the
staff to write an opposite view, but this
is rarely the case.

Staff editorials, such as "Our View",
have become widely popular in news-
papers throughout the nation. They
provide a unity of voice among the
staff. Furthermore, they are a good way
to blend ideas on a topic into one
sound voice.
Time to move on

I don't propose a "cat fight" between
the P&W and the SBA. It would not be
beneficial for either side. Therefore,
this is the last that will be written about
the subject by the staff of the P&W
(save any unforeseen spiteful occur-
rences).

Stones have been cast, but nobody
is any worse off, not even the young
lady who made idle threats. She, after
all, is dedicated to her job and was only
standing up for it. That was noble. My
only wish is that reactions had been
handled in a more professional man-
ner.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

LOCAL

House Leader backs state funding
for anti-HIV Drugs

Robert Clark, House Speaker Pro
Temp, voted for state funding of Anti-
HIV drugs on Tuesday.

In an interview with Mario Rossilli
of the Clarion Ledger, Clark said, "I
have confidence that Mississippi is go-
ing to rise to the occasion and lead the
nation in research and treatment of
AIDS."

$500,000 was requested by State
Health Officer Dr. Ed Thompson to be
taken out of the Health Department's
$204 million budget. According to an
interview in the Sept 24 Clarion Led-
ger, Thompson acknowledges that this
amount "falls short of the needed
amount."

Jackson Residents Angered at 911
Response Time

According to WLBT officials over a
phone interview, Jackson residents at a
local company feel that the 91 1 system
isn't working.

On Saturday, Sept 20, Jeff Wilson, an
employee at Knight Sign Industries and
his girlfriend were held at gunpoint by
two unknown suspects at his company.

The two men tied the couple with
duct tape, sexually assaulted Wilson's
girlfriend and robbed the building.
Afterwards, Wilson called 911 and the
police took 18 minutes to arrive at the
scene of the assault.

In response to Wilson's public com-
plaints, the 911 system said that they
only had 18 employees answering
phones, while over 1 500 calls are made
each day.

NATIONAL

New Evidence Found in Sexual
Assault Trial

In the trial where Marv Albert is ac-
cused of bedroom brutality, new evi-
dence has been uncovered. Upon the
initial allegation, the defense countered
with a newly discovered recording of
the woman allegedly trying to bribe
new witnesses.

On this tape, a conversation takes
place between a woman and a cab
driver in which the woman promises
the man $50,000 and a new car in ex-
change for a false testimony against
Albert.

According to Gary Mihoces in the
Sept 24 USA Today, the woman who is
-accusing Albert has agreed that the
voice on the recording is hers, but also
claims that she was joking about the
bribe in the recording.

Prosecution testimony will continue
today.

SB A deliberates 'Our View

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

At the Sept 22 SBA meeting, one
of the topics on the agenda was a
letter to the Purple & White regard-
ing the "Our View" article in the Sept
18 issue. It was written in this ar-
ticle that the overall opinion of the
P&W staff regarding the SBA was that
"we have no idea what they [the
Senate]. ..do or why there were elec-
tions at all." .

According to SBA President Noble
Black, "The article was grossly exag-
gerated for the sake of sensational-
ism."

A letter was written by Secretary
Jennifer Jones as a rebuttal that read,
"Some of the students benefiting
from the SBA are those of the
P&W... having a sitting member on
the Publications Board, which over-
sees your paper. If you no longer
want the [allotted] $17,500, these
newlyelected senators that were not
'worthy of our votes' would gladly
rescind the money for other more
widely beneficial use to the stu-
dents."

This was not the only threat
fielded towards the P&W. "There
were students and staff members
who came to me and said that an SBA
officer said that they would be in-
terested in looking into our funding

even to the point of cutting it," stated
Sam Hall, editor of the P&W.

"I was in a 'pissy mood' when I
wrote it," stated Jones in the Mon-
day night Senate meeting. This let-
ter was included with the minutes of
the Sept 15 meeting.

Although the letter written by
Jones began with "The Officers of the
SBA", many of the ideas in the letter
were not shared by other members
of the SBA.

"The article shouldn't affect Sena-
tors' views," stated Ryan Miles, Gal-
loway senator. "This was only an
opinion."

When asked his opinion about the
"Our View" article, Senator Ryan
Bourgeois agreed with the article,
saying that he only got elected be-
cause he was a football player.

Senator Kate Calvert made a mo-
tion that the letter be revised, and a
committee was formed to make the
revisions. Corrections to Jones' let-
ter were made during the meeting
and the revised letter (printed on
page 2) as edited by the committee
contained no references to rescind-
ing P&W funding.

Many other lines that were aimed
at the P&W were stricken from Jones'
original letter. Of these, Jones wrote,
"If you are so concerned with the
Senatorial candidates' positions, try

taking a positive step by publishing
their concerns, instead of the nega-
tive ones that the P&W is so famous
for."

Jones also wrote near the end of
the initial letter, "Your editor, Sam
Hall, found one senate meeting in-
teresting enough to grace us with his
presence when he requested rr |y
for the now defunct White & Purple
[The Post].

While, according to Second Vice-
President Michael Barham, the SBA
felt Jones' original letter to be too
reactionary, they nonetheless agreed
that the concerns and statements il-
lustrated in the Sept 18 "Our View"
article demanded a response. The
SBA unanimously voted to send the
revised edition as a Letter to the Edi-
tor.

Also during the SBA meeting,
freshman Elizabeth Sams was ap-
proved as a member of the Honor
Council, and Phones were purchased
to be placed outside every dorm.

On a final note, the Homecoming
events were approved, including
dates for the elections for court (Oct.
28-30). On Oct. 7, a coat and tie
dance will be held at the Landmark
building with a third-party alcohol
vendor present. The band will be
"Bobby Moore and the Rhythm
Aces".

Can Millsaps cut it as Div. II?

■ As Millsaps College
continues to gain
national recognition,
some people are
beginning to ponder a
move into Division II
to reap more benefits.

Jason Stine

Asst. News Editor

Millsaps College is a school that
prides itself on its strong foundation
of academics. It was ranked in the
2nd tier of academic excellence as
one of the best liberal arts colleges
in the country, according to the U.S.
News and World Report. Our students
have such a high caliber of educa-
tional performance that the average
ACT score of all incoming freshmen
is 27, making it one of the highest
averages in all the colleges of the
South. With all these scholastic
achievements, people who are not
affiliated with the college see
Millsaps primarily as a strong aca-
demic school, and tend to ignore its
other great qualities, namely its ath-
letic program.

Our school has an excellent sports

program. It includes a variety of in-
tercollegiate team sports for men and
women such as baseball, basketball,
cross-country, football, golf, soccer,
tennis, and, as soon as our six-lane
track is built around the football
field, we will have a new track team.
Also, with the thousands of dollars
donated to the Millsaps athletic's "M"
Club, we will someday have a new
softball field, a soccer practice field,
and an upgraded football stadium.

With all these big changes and al-
ready great qualities of our athletic
program, it seems sensible to admin-
ister athletic scholarships to prospec-
tive students in addition to academic
scholarships. Those students who
were awarded athletic scholarships
would prove not only to be good ath-
letes, but also be able to match or
exceed our school's academic stan-
dards, making the prospective
Millsaps athlete a well rounded indi-
vidual who contributes complete
physical and mental development
which is the foundation of a liberal
education.

There is, however, one small prob-
lem that prevents Millsaps from of-
fering athletic scholarships to stu-
dents. According to the NCAA,
Millsaps College is a division 3
school, and, unfortunately, athletic
scholarships can only be offered by

a division 1 or division 2 school.

It isn't hopeless, though. Accord-
ing to NCAA regulations, Millsaps
can actually change from a division
3 to a division 2 college. In tact, our
sports program has- more than the
qualifications of a division 2 school.
The rules state that a college must
have at least 4 men's athletic teams
(Millsaps has 7 teams) and at least 4
women's teams (Millsaps has 6). If
the college simply applies for divi-
sion 2 status and follows all division
2 regulations for 2 years after submit-
ting an application, then say hello
to athletic scholarships!

Of course, there is one obvious rea-
son why Millsaps will not apply for
division 2. It's simply because the
college considers itself as an
demic school, first and foremost,
and, as stated in Major Facts, their
sports policy "is based on the premise
that athletics exist for the benefit of
the students and not primarily to
enhance the prestige and publicity
of the College." However,. in an al-
most completely sports-minded na-
tion, perhaps an even stronger ath-
letic program can strengthen the
public's awareness and appreciation
for Millsaps. Will our college realize
this and decide to bump us up one
notch on the NCAA ladder? Only
time will tell.

i r t tt * "

~~~W

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

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The
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glass memorial symbolizes
life

Sandi Pullen St Susan Womack

News Editor & Guest Writer

On Monday, Sept 22, the family,
friends, and members of the Millsaps
Faculty and Staff were on hand for
the dedication of a stained glass
placed in the Millsaps Wilson Library
as a memorial to Jonathan Michael
Huber.

Jon Huber, a 1994 Millsaps Gradu-
ate, died tragically in a car accident
on the Natchez Trace on Sept 22,
1996.

Jon was a Molecular Biology ma-
jor at Millsaps, President of the Pi
Kappa Alpha Fraternity and a mem-
ber of the Millsaps soccer team. He
was also a graduate of White Station
High School in Memphis, TN, where
he was a National Merit Scholar.

According to Theresa Mitchell,
the designer of the stained glass,
each part of the glass depicts an as-
pect of Jon's life.

The soccer ball is symbolic of
Jon's athletic involvement with the
Millsaps soccer team, and the strand
of DNA represents Jon's interest in
Chemistry and Molecular Biology.

The Sun is symbolic of the way
Jon shined among his peers.

"It [the sun] also represents Jon
as being in the center of the group
with the rays coming out from it as
his friends," stated artist Theresa
Mitchell.

In addition to this memorial, the
Jonathan M. Huber Scholarship
Fund was established in February by
family and friends of Jon Huber.

The endowed scholarship fund
will provide scholarships for stu-
dents transferring to Millsaps after
their freshman year who demon-
strate strong academic achievement,
financial need, and active involve-
ment in student organizations and
campus activities.

During the memorial ceremony,
Vice President for Development Don
Ray thanked the Huber family for es-
tablishing this scholarship.

Ray stated that the gift was very
meaningful to both the College and
the family since, "it will assist the Col-
lege in recruiting academically tal-
ented transfer students who' 1 ?V the
promise of leadership and vwu'have
a lasting impact on the lives of the
students who receive it."

During the ceremony, the Hubers
also presented President George
Harmon with additional gifts from
the family towards the scholarship
fund.

The stained glass is now hanging
in the corridor connecting the main
Library Building with the Academic
Complex. Students, Faculty, and stafi
are invited to view this memorial
which can be seen also from the outei
window.

Campus
Safety
hires new
guards

► Weekend

from page 1

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

The recent addition of five security guards
to the Millsaps security staff will improve the
on-campus safety for students and faculty.

Two of the guards were hired to full time
positions while the other three will work
part-time shifts (Thursday, Friday, and Sat-
urday) on the south side of campus.

Four of the five new additions to Millsaps
Security have had prior security experience.

Greg Travis is currently a fire marshall in
the Jackson Police Department. Joey
Yelverton formerly served as a security guard
at Jackson International Airport. Steven
Brown has worked for Pendleton Security as
a personnel supervisor. Otis Teasley is serv-
ing in his first position as security guard.
Kenneth Williams comes to Millsaps via the
Hinds County Sheriff Department.

Since the crime rate increased so dramati-
cally over the summer, a need has developed
for increased security.

"We hired the new Security Guards to re-
place others who have left for various rea-
sons," stated Mr. Wayne Miller, Head of Cam-
pus Security.

Along with the recent increase of the num-
ber of Security Guards on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday nights, cameras were installed
on the outer wall of Ezelle. These cameras
point at the Fraternity Houses, and many
hope that a combination of these will help
to decrease crime on the South Side.

To report crimes to Security, call #1234.

honorary society this year.

The final fund-raising event of the weekend was
the Delta Underground Musical Review sponsored
by Tri-Delta sorority. This was the inaugural year
for the event. Delta Delta Delta raised $2000 for the
University Medical Center Children's Cancer Clinic.

"The contributions exceeded our expectations"
stated Amber Edwards, head of philanthropy for the
sorority. Drew Sill was "surprised at how crowded
the recital hall was and was impressed by how en-
tertaining and especially how talented the acts were."

The athletic department organized "Meet the Ma-
jors" on Friday night. The program gave parents
and students a chance to meet all student athletes
at Millsaps. Coaches from every Millsaps varsity
sport introduced the members of their teams.
Millsaps athletic merchandise was raffled off to the
attendees. The program also included performances
by the Millsaps dance team and the Millsaps cheer-
leaders.

The Majors Football team was defeated, much to
the dismay of everyone in attendance, by Rose-
Hullman Technical Institute on Saturday afternoon
by score of 34 - 17. The weekend was very success-
ful, in spite of the loss, as a forum for parent - pro-
fessor interaction and as a fundraising event.

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Grease a
prize winning
performance at
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Underground,
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philanthropic
events over
Parent's

Weekend. Delta
Underground
raised $2000 foi
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Cancer Clinic.

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Amanda Cook

Stewpot Community Services is a
non-profit agency that helps many
people in Jackson in a variety of
ways. Stewpot runs three shelters for
the homeless, a food pantry,
children's tutoring services, special
assistance for low-income families to
pay their bills, a clothing closet, and
a community kitchen. So far this se-
mester students have shown a real
interest in helping stewpot. CMT has
sponsored this week for Millsaps vol-
unteers to go serve lunches, which
got an overwhelming response, and
Phi Mu had a food drive for the food
pantry over Parents' Weekend.

Here are a few more opportunities

for students to
volunteer this
semester to
help stewpot:
CMT will be
sponsoring
another week
to go to
Stewpot to

help. The dates are Nov. 24-27, and
the time each day is from 11:45-
12:45. This activity is one that stu-
dents have enjoyed in the past and
continue to enjoy.

The second activity that is going
on is a fund raiser that Trustmark is
hosting to raise money for Stewpot.

The event is Trustmark's "Rea u \ fcQ an
and Rice" Celebration. The da*J& Q<
t.lSth and runs from 10 a.m. to
p.m. on that day. Volunteers ar
needed to help set up (in which cas
they would have to be there at 9
clean up, sell tickets, and help i
other similar ways. If you are intei
ested in being a volunteer, contac
Dorothy Triplett at 944-1079. Shifl
are flexible so you can work as littl
or as much time as you want.

If you are interested in other way
you can help Stewpot. Contac
Amanda Cook, ex.1540, (COOKAI
for a list of volunteer needs and d(
nation requests.

i ■ In n i "

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

FEATURES 7

Walter
Biggins

Features
Editor

Pick up
and play

Ever since ninth grade, I've soaked
up music like a sponge stuck in Death
Valley. When I become interested in
an artist or group, I get obsessed, find-
ing out everything I can about their
genre, how they transcend it, what
other stuff they've done, what their
favorite pasta dish is, etc.

No matter how much music con-
sumes me, however, I'm reminded of
two facts: I can't play an instrument
and I have no rhythm. The ukulele and
a pseudo-flute (the "recorder"— what
kind of name is that?) don't count. Be-
sides, the last time I touched either in-
strument was in elementary school,
and I wasn't very good anyway.

What's worse is that nearly all my
friends heavily involve themselves with
music. My roommate is a baritone
Chamber Singer. A female friend not
only sings, but is writing an Honors
Project about the nature of musical in-
telligence. Three of my best friends play
guitar.

The absolute worst thing is this tiny,
all-important facet: they all want me to
be a musician, too. Me? "Sing with the
Chamber Singers!" says one. "Take
guitar lessons!" says another. "Form a
glockenspiel club!" says, well, nobody,
but you get the idea.

It's intimidating to know so many
people who've got their lives artistically
together. Right before I began writing
this, I interviewed Jason Wolfson,
who's starting his own electronic mu-
sic label. As scared as I was by this
g U y_riot only does he make music, he
manages other peoples' stuff, too?!—
it's exhilarating to talk to someone as
excited about music as I am.

A friend once told me that her bass
guitar was the best conversation piece
in the world. She could sit with friends,
jam, and conversations would naturally
pop up.

With music comes a long list of
ideas of feelings— the talks could go for
hours, and be about nothing at all.

A stupid Hanson song that I can't
get out of my head. Some cool beat
that I heard on a station, but can't iden-
tify. A symphonic movement that
makes me cry. A bumping groove that
makes me dance. Music is a huge part
of my life, and I'm sure it's part of yours.
Somehow, we've got to take hold.
What are you still reading this for? Pick
up an instrument, and go hogwild.

The ^qpwwqwe- Experience

Part 2 of a

Sophomores face
decisions with
grace and humor

Walter Biggins & Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editors

Sophomores habitually pull out their hair, stress out
and spend their days trying to find the academic path
they should embark upon. It's known better as the
"Sophomore Slump." It's not just an early mid-life cri-
sis, but a natural process that we all fall into at some
point in our life. This process just happens earlier at
Millsaps, because you must sign that ever-dreaded ma-
jor card before you can become a junior.

But does the jinx exist, or is it just a long-running
myth? Sophomores Matt Miller and Joy Metcalf will en-
lighten you on this and other issues that may or may
not have changed since freshman year...
Sophomore Slump: where is it?

The verdict is unanimous, at least among these two:
there is no sophomore slump. Matt smirked, "No sopho-
more slump. I think I finally discovered what I want to
do, so I think that's fueling me more... I'm going to
double major in Political Science and Philosophy, or at
least try."

Miller continued: "Over the summer, I started think-
ing about what I wanted. Like my ole grand pappy said,
'what you get out of college is what you put into it.' So
basically, I wasn't putting anything into it because I
hadn't chosen a path, but now I have."

"I'm gonna major in English," Joy stated. "1 know that.
I'm one of those people that knows what I want to do. I
know I want to teach high school English."
Alcohol

The alcohol issue wasn't a big deal to Joy. "I don't
really drink at all. To me, it's not really a big deal."

However, she expanded on the subject: "I think that
some people think they have to have it [alcohol] to have
fun, but 1 don't. But that's their choice, and I'm not
gonna be like 'oh no! You shouldn't do that.'"

Walter Higglns/PStW

Joy Metcalf feels right at home at Millsaps, and apparently always has.
She's so at home, in fact, that she's happily become a resident assistant
in Franklin Hall.

Matt, however, felt quite differently.

"Everybody knows drinking goes on," Matt claimed.
"It seems to me that it is a fundamental necessity to
luring people to this school, so it's not as black and white
as certain individuals portray it to be."
Religion: do you got it?

When many people go to college, their religious con-
victions and views change tremendously. While some

Stephanie YasmsM/l'&W

Sophomore Matt Miller knows where he's headed.

remain dedicated to church attendance, some once-loyal
churchgoers at home often don't make it out of bed be-
fore mid-afternoon on Sundays. Some switch religious
faiths entirely. But the laid back Metcalf and Miller ex-
perience little of these extreme occurrences.

Miller commented that "I come from a very laid back
household. We don't attend church regu-
larly, so in essence there was no disposi-
tion on my part."

"I come from a Christian background,
always gone to church," Joy said. "My par-
ents are real, they're not just go to church
on Sundays, and leave it at church. ..My
family is nondenominational... my church
is kinda a Bible-based church... the people
are very real and genuine, they have real
problems, but their relationship with God
is very real."

She added: "Coming here has made me
more appreciative for the realness of other
Christians around me. Even in high
school, it really frustrated me when people
said 'God this and God that, the Bible says
this and the Bible says that. It's all rules,
but there's no part in it.'"

Metcalf ended summing it by saying
that "God is real personable to me."
Helpful Hints on Finding Your Niche

Matt seems to suggest the ideal advice of being your-
self. He says, "the main thing for me in finding my niche
was not forcing it, you'll ease into it if you're just your-
self."

Joy agrees. "It doesn't feel uncomfortable to me. I just
decided that I'm just who I am and, if people don't like
that, then that's fine," she affirmed. "Hopefully, they
do, but if they don't, that's okay, too.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1997

Jon Peede

Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editor

Publications are a vital part of the campus, and until
recently there was no office specifically assigned to deal
solely with publications. This changed this, past July
when the Office of Communications was formed, which
encompasses the offices of Public Relations and Publi-
cations.

Earlier this month Jon Peede enthusiastically took on
the position of Director of Publications/College Editor.
Thirty-two pages of glossy color containing thoughts on
Millsaps will be in the creative hands of Mr. Peede, who
will help to create a quarterly magazine, which is ea-
gerly awaiting a name. This magazine will absorb the
alumni focused newspaper, Major Notes. Writers will con-
sist of Mr. Peede himself, free-lance journalists who are
familiar with Millsaps, students, staff, and faculty.

While establishing a magazine for Millsaps, Mr. Peede
stated that he will also "consult with all departments on
publications, lending them writing and design support,
and lastly help them, if needed, with the selection of a
printer, while keeping within their budget."

Mr. Kevin Russell, who is head of the Office of Com-
munications, remarked that, "In the short time we've
worked together Jon has shown a passion for Millsaps
and what he wants to do with the new college maga-
zine." Mr. Russell also mentioned that Bill Ferris, former
teacher of Mr. Peede at Ole Miss and recently selected
Executive Director of the Natural Endowment for the
Humanities, declared Jon to be one of the top five writ-
ers to graduate from the Ole Miss Southern Studies Pro-

WITH LOVE FROM HUNGARY

Peede proclaimed "Our immediate goal is the creation of
a millsaps magazine to be released in the spring."

gram. Mr. Russell wrote that this observation was noted
by Mr. Ferris through Mr. Peede's "academic accomplish-
ments and service as the Senior Editor of CrossRoads: A
Journal of Southern Culture..."

Mr. Peede believes that "A Millsaps publication should
always deliver its core message in the clearest possible
manner, and we here at Millsaps are here to assist in this
regard."

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About a year ago, while study-
ing at the University of London,
senior Jason Wolfson decided to
form his own electronic music-
label. Since then, he's been
tweaking with computers, fid-
dling with knobs, scribbling on
tax forms, and setting up
Starchild Records, Inc. His small
record company has a logo, web
site and over 30 signed artists.

How did a computer science
major, with a jazz guitar back-
ground, end up in the electronica
business, while also recording
music under the moniker Article
3? Let's find out...

How did you get from jazz to
electronica?

"I've never really liked elec-
tronic music, to be honest. But
when I went to the University of
London, I had to sell my guitar.
So I started making music on my
computer."

What recordings do you have
planned?

"Our first album, which will
be out hopefully in November,
is a compilation, and the style is
like a psychedelic kind of thing,
really progressive. The main
players are a band called
Shidapu. They're really popular
in France. They're helping me

with Jason Wolfson

organize this."
What's your credo?

"We wanna keep our music
progressive; it's not gonna be
static. Our songs tend to be a
little longer than normal, be-
cause of that aspect. We don't
wanna [be like] 'this is a song,
this is what you're supposed to
feel, okay we're done, next.' We
want to express emotion... All
songs must have a climax. Must.
My only requirement is, some-
where in there, there's gotta be
a climax."

What's your role in all this?

"I never wanna be a rock star.
Credit-wise, I guess I am orga-
nizing this, and it's kinda my
brainchild. But when it all
comes down to it, it's really the
artists. That's why with
Starchild, we're kinda a family.
We split all profits. In fact, the
original goal was to just have
enough profit to keep alive."
How does jazz affect your per-
sonal electronica music?

"Musically, it's great because
jazz is based on improvisation,
which gives me a wide range.. I
can improv with my guitar all
day, but this way, I can improv
30 instruments at once... I just
jam, to some extent, like in a
band, and then I go back and
critique it. I guess it [jazz] does
affect me."

Buda & Pest
get chilly

It is finally beginning to get cold here;
soon I will have to figure out how to
work my heater. We are due for a time
change soon, but right now it is getting
dark around 7 P.M.

I find out more about this region with
each meeting of each class, and the only
thing I can determine is that it has never
looked the same (in terms of political
borders) for any lengthy amount of
time. Other than that, one could spend
one's entire life memorizing the history
simply of Hungary, not to mention the
rest of Central Europe.

Budapest is really two cities, Buda and
Pest, and one can really tell the differ-
ence just by looking at a map. Buda is
mostly residential; it has several beau-
tiful hills and monuments such as
castles and historical churches.

Pest (the s is pronounced like "sh"),
where I live, has most of the shops, tour-
ist attractions, universities and busi-
nesses. It was designed— on purpose-
to look like Paris. I think it reached its
goal. Hungary has recovered much
more successfully than many other
countries from the economic losses that
it endured under communism, but there
are still wounds to be healed.

In several neighborhoods, including
mine, one can see traces of the former
affluence of a particular building: beau-
tiful sculpture work that has fallen into
disrepair, particularly missing pedi-
ments over doors, and other signs. The
process of rebuilding is long and expen-
sive, and there are many other areas in
which money is needed.

I promised a word about the Hungar-
ian language. Forgive me if it is boring;
I think this language is a lot of fun.

Hungarian has several accent marks
that most Americans have never seen
written; one is an 'o' with two slashes
over it, which makes about the same
sound as the French "eu" or a German
"o" with an umlaut.

The Hungarian alphabet has forty let-
ters, including letter combinations such
as gy, cs, sz, and zs which count as sepa-
rate consonants.

Believe it or not, Hungarian spelling
is quite easy until you get to the long
and short i's and u's, which make the
same sound whether they have an ac-
cent or not. One almost has to hear the
pronunciation to learn it; even my
phrase book was of little help except to
confuse me.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1997

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

Q

Arts &

Entertainment
Editor

Hey, goomba!

The other day I was reminiscing with
some friends about the good ol' days
of video games when the Nintendo En-
tertainment System first came out, and
Super Mario Brothers was considered
by many to be the greatest game ever
made. We began to discuss the logis-
tics of the game, how Mario was the
perfect hero, etc. etc. Then we realized
a sad fact that none of us had thought
about before (mainly because we had
never pondered Super Mario Brothers
in such detail)... the sad fact is that
Super Mario Brothers is racist, or at least
very culturally insensitive.
Momma mia!

Consider this: Mario himself is Ital-
ian, a plumber, has a brother named
Luigi and a strange propensity to in-
terject stereotypical Italian-isms like
"Momma Mia!" and "It's-a me-a,
Mario!" By the mere fact that Mario's
occupation is that of a water flow tech-
nician seems to say, "Hey, that's what
Italians do for a living, they're either a
plumber or in the Mafia." My esteemed
colleague, Mark Salvaggio (himself of
Sicilian descent), was quick to point
this out. Then he quickly added, "For-
get about it." True, "forget about it" is
a stereotypical Italian-ism, but never
once have I heard Mark say, "Momma
mia." Me gave me permission to smack
him if ever he did. Another thing Mark
pointed out was that the main enemies
of Super Mario Brothers were little
mushroom people cleverly dubbed
"Goombas." As you may know,
"goomba" is an Italian word, and let it
suffice to say that calling someone of
Italian descent a "goomba" falls some-
where in between poking them in the
eye with a blunt object and dancing
on their mother's grave.
Mario Garcia

Another interesting observation we
made about Super Mario Brothers is
that the premise of the game is based
on the drug culture. Let's see, Mario
starts out small, a normal human be-
ing, but he can eat a mushroom (see
where I'm going with this?) to get
"big". From then on he runs into
things like flying turtles, living mush-
rooms (the aforementioned
"goombas") and giant fire-breathing
dragons by the name of "Bowser."
Timothy Leary, rest his hallucinogenic
soul, would be proud.
You talkin' to me?

Let's recap. Mario: Italian, plumber,
big moustache, fights "goombas," eats
magic mushrooms. Seems he has ev-
ery right to say "Momma mia."

Things to do in Jackson
when you're bored

GOODTIMES:
Looking for a spot to
grab a tasty beverage,
a place to meet people
or just a place to kick
back? Well, look no
further. Here's a
handy guide to
Jackson's hot spots.

Carey Miller & Mark Salvaggio

A&E Editor and Asst. A&E Editor

It is a common misconception
that there are no cool places to hang
out in Jackson. Oftentimes people
just hang out at fraternity houses and
venture beyond the gates only when
they go to get another case of beer.
There is a real world out there besides
our happy little community, but it
costs money and requires a car. Some
of the bars and clubs around here are
worth it, though.

For those of you (of age) that like
a frothy brew, and don't mind catch-
ing a live bluegrass (yes, I said blue-
grass) band, go to Hal and Mai's on
Wednesday night to catch the house
band, The Vernon Brothers. Occa-

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sionally they get semi-big bands to
come. For instance Cowboy Mouth
is playing (once again) this Friday.
Other good clubs featuring live
music include the Subway Lounge
(blues), Fenian's (Irish), The Dock
(rock), Rodeo's (country), George
Street Grocery (rock & blues) and
Muddy Waters Electric Lounge (rock
and blues).

If you like to drink without live
music, there's the Millsaps student
favorites, The Dutch Bar and The
Catwalk. For great beer, fine food,
and a wonderful atmosphere,
there's Bennigan's, often frequented
by the P&W's esteemed editor Sam
Hall. Just tell Laura, "Sam sent me."

Another alternative is the nearby

casinos. Senior Jason Ruggles says he
likes "the casino boats, because you
drink for free and often win big."
Sounds like a plan.

We acknowledge that some (al-
though very few) Millsaps students
do not drink. Some prefer a cup a'
joe or just a Coke. For a good cup of
coffee, visit Cups, The Java Parlor
(which has live music), or the nearby
Grainery. For great sodas and/or ice
cream, there's Swensen's and Xan ! s
Diner. Then there's the old standby
of the totally bored, Waffle House,
which, incidentally, makes a mean
cup of coffee.

We're sure we missed a few, but we
hope you now have a good idea of
what Jackson has to offer.

Aliens, swashbucklers and fiends

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

I love sci-fi/horror movies. I could
write a dissertation about each genre
about 20 pages long, but due to lim-
ited paper space (and reader atten-
tion span) I offer my condensed ver-
sion...

Perversions of Science

The hideously mutated or
gargantuanly large is a favorite sub-
ject of sci-fi. One of the first was At-
tack of the 50 Ft. Woman, about, well,
a 50 ft. woman. For enormous rep-
tiles, check out the Godzilla and
Gamera series. Swamp Thing offers up
mucho swamp action without the
bog stench. And if you want to have
nightmares about vicious, slime-
spewing aliens, check out the Alien
trilogy. For a sci-fi "western" featur-
ing robotic cowboys, watch
Westworld and its sequel, Futureworld.
Space, The Final Frontier...

Although it's not my favorite, I
can't write about sci-fi without pay-
ing homage to Star Trek. Some other
goodies about flying saucers and
outer space include the classics For-
bidden Planet and This Island Earth.
For the worst good movie ever made,

grab Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Movie Rental Guide
Part 4 of 4
SCI-FI/HORROR
MOVIES

Fantastic Voyage

Falling under the realm of sci-fi is
fantasy. Check out the big, bad and
sword-wielding in Conan and The
Beastmaster. For strange creatures
and swarthy heroes, there's The 7th
Voyage ofSinbad and Clash of the Ti-
tans. For strange, alternate realities,
visit Dune, Krull and Zardoz (which
features Sean Connery.) To see
Charlton Heston at his monkey-
hatin' best, watch the Planet of the
Apes series, and to see Hessie thwart
an evil plot, rent Soylent Green.
Dead Horse

A favorite of the horror genre is
incessant sequels. Friday the 13th
leads the pack with 9 installments,
Halloween and Nightmare on Elm
Street are tied with 6. And there's

Child's Play, Hellraiser, Psycho and
Texas Chainsaw Massacre with 3 each.
Perhaps the most "sequels" have
been spawned by George A. Romero^
Night of the Living Dead: there's Day
of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead anii
Return of the Living Dead , which had
2 sequels of its own (not to mention
a remake of the original.)
Scary Books

Stephen King seems to be a popu-
lar franchise in horror films. Check
out Cujo, Carrie, Christine, Salem's Lai,
Pet Semetary, The Dark Half and
Creepshow (a camp classic scripted by
Stephen King) to find out. Another
good book-to-movie is the supposes
true story The Amityville Horror.
Klassic Kreatures

Classic horror flicks are too numer-
ous to name them all. For starters
there's King Kong, The Blob, Dracula,
Dementia 13 (Francis Ford Coppolals
directorial debut) and Carnival of
Soids. Some modern classics include
The Omen, The Exorcist, Rosemary^
Baby and House.

Sadly, we come to end of our vide©
guide. Hope you enjoyed it and
found some movies you might'**
missed.

1 ' II II!

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1 997

The Sensuous Svvami

Aries - You were born to lead, but that
does not mean you must have follow-
ers. Try blazing a trail for your own ben-
efit rather than as a show for others.
Taurus - Do not brood just because you
cannot persuade someone to bend to
your will. Not everyone will agree with
you, and no one will agree with you if
you pout.

Gemini - You have been less than kind
to someone who adored you. Regret will
follow you this week.
Cancer - You enjoy speeding through
life, but maybe it's time to slow down
before you run right over someone who
may change your life.
Leo - Your ego far outweighs your intel-
ligence. Take this into consideration
before making your magnanimous de-
crees.

Virgo - Discretion" is your forte, but this
week throw caution to the wind and let
your inhibitions run wild.
Libra - You have compromised yourself
far too much lately. Stop feeling guilty,
and start looking out for yourself for
once instead of looking out for every-
one else.

Scorpio - Your energy is ebbing this
week, and it may be all you can do just
to get out of bed, but do not worry. Bet-
ter times, and perhaps a bit of a break,
are on the way.

Sagittarius - You worry too much. Re-
lax and enjoy life . . . just do not go too
far.

Capricorn - Variety is the spice of life,
and your life could use some seasoning.
You will not have any trouble finding
just the person to help you do it, and
perhaps a future will come of it.
Aquarius - A current relationship may
be going sour. There is something
sweeter watching you from the wings.
Will you take advantage of the situa-
tion?

Pisces - You are especially vulnerable,
and open to betrayal this week. Be on
guard.

01' Buk: the testicle-eating wild man poet

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

I would say that the poetry of the
late, great Charles Bukowski is a lot
like the sludge that gets wiped and
mopped up by bar workers after the
bar has closed. The stuff is revolt-
ing — it is sticky, brownish and
smells like a suspension of cigarette
ash, tequila and flat beer. But, I
don't mean the analogy to dispar-
age or insult Bukowski's work.

You see, in this metaphorical scheme I've set up, in
which Bukowski's poetry is this vile mixture, Bukowski,
the poet himself, is the bar rag. I'm sure you know the
rag of which I write. The bar rag is the white, ribbed,
rectangular piece of cotton cloth, stained completely
beige save a few splotches of pink and green, that .the
bartender produces when you inadvertently and embar-
rassingly knock over your screwdriver on the wooden
bar. And, yes, Bukowski is this rag.

As the bartender would soak up spilled cocktails,
Bukowski would soak up bar life and all of the profundi-
ties and truths that that particular facet of human life
reveals about the condition of humanity. And he would
awaken the next morning in his boarding-house room
and would wring what he had absorbed out onto paper.
He would write of hang-overs and street hustlers, dirty
underwear and the dirty women who left him, self-cas-
tration and prostitution, and also classical music and
Nature's beauty.

Although his poetry is known as the poetry of the
street life, he broaches subjects which involves the en-
tire human spectrum. There is a poem entitled freedom,

The Adventures of Joe Student

which tells the story of a man who castrates himself so
the vehement jealousy he feels for his lecherous girl-
friend will desist— "and he took up the knife/ and un-
hooked his belt/ and tore away the cloth before her/
and cut off his balls./ and carried them in his hands/
like apricots/ and flushed them down the toilet bowl/
and she kept screaming/ as the room became red." But
there is also for Jane: with all the love I had which was not
enough , which is an elegant philosophical elegy to a
woman he loved who died. Perhaps not all people have
dealt with self-castration, or the kind of intense emo-
tions that may lead to it, but everyone has dealt or will
deal with death in their life.. .and with the philosophi-
cal and religious thoughts and questions that the death
of a loved one spawn.

Oscar Wilde once wrote, "We are all in the gutter, but
some of us are looking at the stars." Bukowski is one of
these people — in the gutter indeed, but most certainly
star-gazing. He lived in squalor, but loved life. He'd been
known to observe children playing on the street below
his apartment window, and begin to weep, for he knew
that some day the children would die.

Bukowski never achieved great popularity within the
United States for his poetry, but his fiction had a fairly
strong following. He once sold a short piece of fiction
to a magazine which was about a testicle-eating canni-
bal. Unfortunately the readers mistook his fiction for
fact. ..and autobiographical fact, no less. And so,
Bukowski was dubbed a testicle-eating wild man. Of
course, he didn't try to live down the label, but embraced
it, and published novels with similar subject matter.

Charles Bukowski's oeuvre was his life - he lived in
transience, gained insights and spread truths about hu-
manity.

by Carey Miller

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SPORTS 11

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

SCHOOL .-: RECORD

Trinity Unversity • 2 "°

Sewanee 2-1

Millsaps 1-2

Rhodes » ^" 2

^ . Centre °' 2

*No conference games have been played

Saturday's Scores

Hanover 22 Centre 17

Rose-Hulman 37 : Millsaps 17

Austin 21 Rhodes 13

Davidson 42 Sewanee 14

MEN'S SOCCER

School

. SCAC Overall

Millsaps 1-0-0 4-1-0

Centre 1-0-1 5-2-1

Trinity 1-0-1 -6-0-1

Sewanee 1-1-0 4-2-1

Rhodes 0-0-0 4-0-1

Hendrix 0-0-0 0-3-0

Oglethorpe 0-1-0 3-3-0

Southwestern 0-2-0 2-4-1

This Weeks Games

Centre 1

Bellarmine 0 (ot)

Univ. Central Ark 4

1 lendrix 1

Centre

Southwestern

Trinity 6

Sewanee 2

Centre 2

Trinity 2 (2 ot)

Oglethorpe 5

Tenn. Temple 2

Rhodes 3

Christian Brothers .. 1

Millsaps 2

Oglethorpe 0

Univ. of Dallas 2

Hendrix 1 (ot)

Sewanee 2

Southwestern 1

WOMEN'S SOCCER

School

. SCAC Overall

Trinity 2-0-0 6-0-0

Southwestern 2-0-0 2-4-0

Oglethorpe 1-0-0 2-3-0

Rhodes 0-0-0 3-1-1

Hendrix 0-0-0 1-1-0

Millsaps 0-1-0 2-5-0

Centre 0-2-0 0-4-0

Sewanee 0-2-0 4-4-0

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Centre

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Southwestern 1

Centre 0

Trinity 3

Centre' , 0

Sewanee 4

Agnes Scott 0

Univ. of Dallas 2

Hendrix 1

Emory 5

Oglethorpe 2

Trinity 5

Sewanee 0

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Oglethorpe 2

Millsaps 0

Southwestern 4

Sewanee 0

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
find out what
it means to me

The thread of respect can be found
woven in and out of most athletic pro-
grams across the country. Respect is a
very important trait to possess in the
realm of sports. It's presence can make
or break coaches, players and teams.

Respect is not just an ideal that is
fixed in one's mind and can never be
applied-its a practice. Good athletes
will be able to recognize when the right
time is to be respectful. For example, a
coach who allows starting players to re-
main in a competition long after they
attained control of the game for the
purpose of earning more statistics is not
being respectful towards the other
team. This kind of behavior reflects
negatively on a coaches behavior and
supplementary reflects negatively on
the team they coach.

Even at professional levels of athletic
competition, the players themselves
continue to participate in the game
because of their love for it. There is
nothing better in this world than to
play a sport and watch yourself improve
day after day and to learn more and
more about it. A breech in respect in-
fringes on this love and desire for the
game.

Athletes and coaches have a moral
responsibility to learn and play their re-
spective game as best they can. I think
that anyone who does not do that is
not a true athlete. It is important to
learn both the mental and physical
games of a sport in order to rise to their
limits of play coaching.

Talking with Head Soccer Coach, Bill
Lytton on this subject, he spoke of a
past game in which his team scored
three goals within ten minutes of the
first half. Seeing that he had the game
in hand, Coach Lytton pulled all of his
starters out of the game and replaced
them with second and third string play-
ers. The game was still a blow out, but
after it was over the opposing coach
approached Coach Lytton and thanked
him for what he did. Not because' he
felt sorry for the other team, but be-
cause he respected them and did what
he could to allow them to learn the
game.

Its this kind of respect that makes it
worthwhile to continue to participate
in a sport. Besides, without respect,
anything accomplished by a player or
coach would be meaningless.

Athletes balance college life

DEALING WITH THE STRESSES: With academic
work piling up, athletes are learning to deal with
the stresses or school.

Jenny Allred

Staff Writer

As if balancing sports and rush wasn't enough, now
is the time that Academe begins to rear its ugly test and
paper-ridden head. Teachers are giving the first tests of
the semester, papers are due and suddenly the student-
athlete finds himself being re-
quired to pay more attention to
the "student" part if he hopes to
return next year as an athlete.

This shift can be fatal-especially
for freshman athletes who haven't
quite mastered exactly how much
studying needs to be done for their
first college classes. Too often,
freshmen are sucked down the
path of pulling all-nighters the

night before The Big Test. Not only

does their caffeine- and No-Doze

high affect how strung out they'll be during the exam,

but it also affects their performance at practice the next

afternoon.

To compound this problem of budgeting time to al-
low proper time for both studying and practicing, ath-
letes must go on trips to play "away" games. It seems
inevitable that an athlete's longest or most important
road trip of the season will always fall on the weekend
before the first Heritage or Physics test or immediately
preceding the due date of their 7-page paper on Existen-
tialism.

A non-athlete may not see the problem with going
"away" the weekend before a big assignment is due:
"You've got a 10-hour bus trip on the way over there
and a 10-hour bus trip on the way back. While you're
on the bus, you won't be tempted to go out or anything
for a "study break," so what's the problem? That just
gives you at least 20 hours of uninterrupted study time!",
he might say. Well, for those seasoned players who have

been on 10-hour bus trips, they know not to plan on
accomplishing very much studying while on the trip.
It's virtually impossible to completely block out the other
15 or 30 players, the bus's VCR playing a tape of
Cliffhanger, the people playing cards, the CD players
humming, and the talkative player sitting next to you.

When a soccer team member was discussing her plans
to catch up on reading assignments during the plane trip
to San Antonio this weekend, a more seasoned player
looked at her and scoffed, "and
just how much reading do you
think you'll get done on a 2-hour
plane ride with 35 other people
you know?" She closed her
mouth and sighed, resigning her-
self to the fact that if she really
planned on getting this reading
done, she would have to forego
going out on Thursday or Friday
to stay in and read-she couldn't
plan on utilizing the plane trip as
study time.

Not only are the players sometimes shocked by the
amount of time studying requires, but coaches are often
caught off guard as well.

Players who always showed up early to practice are
now straggling in with the latecomers. When asked why,
their replies echo each other: "I had a test"; "I had lab";
"I had to print out my paper and turn it in." Coaches
also have to pay close attention to whether their ath-
letes are fulfilling eligibility requirements by taking a full
load of classes.

They check their players' schedules once a week to
make sure no one has decided that dropping a class is
more conducive to better athletic (and academic) per-
formance than budgeting his time more wisely to allow
for both sports and classwork.

When the player, the coach, and the teacher all have
reasonable expectations from each other, some of the
stress of balancing athletics and academics is relieved,
and all three end up happier.

"Just how much read-
ing do you think you'll
get done on a 2-hour
plane ride with 35
other people?"

Lee Johnson
Senior

With weekend wins, Majors first in SCAC

Jenny Allred

Staff Writer

The men's soccer team deserves congratulations this
week, after a stellar conference opener, the Majors im-
proved their SCAC ranking from last week's third to this
week's first place. On Saturday, both the Majors and the
Lady Majors battled Oglethorpe University of Atlanta.
With goals by freshman John Michael Measells and jun-
ior Stephen Babula that were assisted by senior Toby
Gibson and sophomore Ryan Haggard, the Millsaps
Majors shut out Oglethorpe 2-0, improving the Majors'
overall record to 6-1.

The women were less successful. Although goal keeper
K.M. Barrett had 13 saves, the defensive effort was not
enough to keep the Oglethorpe offense out, and the Lady
Majors lost 2-0. On Sunday, the women played a match
against Loyola University of New Orleans. Junior Jenny
Allred had Millsaps's only goal with an assist by Jennifer
Hamm, but despite the team's effort the Lady Majors
lost 5-1. The Lady Majors' record now stands at 2-5, al-
lowing them to maintain their ranking of sixth.

This weekend, the Majors and the Lady Majors travel
to San Antonio, Texas to match up against two more
SCAC teams: Trinity University and Southwestern Uni-
versity. The Trinity ladies are ranked first in the confer-
ence with Southwestern following close behind at sec-
ond. This upcoming weekend will be a challenge for
the Lady Majors.

For the men, Trinity ranks third and Southwestern
ranks eighth. Trinity, who is also ranked tenth in the
nation tied with Centre College this past weekend prov-

CamhKC Carlisk/l'&W

On a way to a victory over Martin Methodist, two
Saturdays ago, sophomore Jonathon Dear attempts to
beat the defender.

ing that they are beatable.

The Majors spent the bulk of this week reviewing films
and refining their skills so that they will be able to tackle
their opponents with everything they have.

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October 2, 1997

Features:

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Alcohol privileges stripped

Frat rumble leads to
stricter alcohol policy

Jason Stine

News Editor

Last Friday, Sept. 26, a fight erupted at fra-
ternity row at about 2:00 am. Security re-
sponded immediately at the scene: in the
yard outside the Kappa Alpha and Kappa
Sigma fraternity houses.

Security took the people involved with the
fight into custody. The names of these indi-
viduals responsible for the fight cannot be
revealed during the pending investigation.
However, it has been reported that no mem-
ber of Kappa Alpha or Kappa Sigma frater-
nity was involved.

It is of the opinion of Dean Sneed and the
Millsaps Security Department that the quar-
rel was simply the result of ongoing tensions
between several students about rush. They
strongly feel that the major cause of this large
altercation was over-indulgence of alcohol,
because the students involved were intoxi-
cated at the time.

In addition, there have been two other in-
cidents such as this "Fraternity Rumble" that
occured in less than a month, both of which
were alcohol-related as well.

It has been these episodes that have
sparked controversy and has raised many
questions concerning the alcohol policy at
Millsaps. For instance, is it necessary for the
college to enforce stricter rules (and perhaps
adopt a new alcohol policy) after only a few.
isolated incidents?

Many students feel that this isn't the so-
lution and the faculty agrees. The faculty
stands by the original alcohol policy.

However, because there is very little stu-
dent awareness of this policy, Dean of Stu-
dents DavidSneed decided to no longer al-
low registered alcohol functions anywhere
on campus until all organizations have been
thoroughly educated in the rules and regu-
lations concerning alcohol consumption at
Millsaps.

Sneed feels that it is important to deny
student organizations registered alcohol
functions until he talks with all organizations
and fraternities. Sneed feels that they are
not well informed of the policy guidelines,
and also many students are not aware of the
dangers of alcohol abuse.

For instance, as Millsaps has seen, intoxi-
cated people with a high blood alcohol con-
tent (BAC) tend to display increased
aggresion which can lead to violent situa-
tions (see Blood Alcohol Content chart
above).

There are many other devastating effects
of alcohol abuse, including death as a result
p- see Rumble on page 6

BTootTAlcoHoT Content, or BAC, is .i mesurement ot the amount ot alcohol i

a person's blood. BAC varies widely, depending on who's drinking, how
much and tor how long. Below sre the ettects of alcohol c

Blood Alcohol Content

Euphoria (.Q2-.05 BAC) Ai this level
;he person teels relaxed, social, and
congenial. Also, the person's
nhibitions will be lowered, as well
is level ot alertness.

Excitement (.05-.O8 BAC) At this
evel, there is often an increase in
i#j;ression and stress tn emotional
iituations. Also, behavior becomes
■nuch more impulsive with the loss
3t judgement. (REMEMBER: .Q8 is
he legal level of intoxication tor
ndividuals under 21 in the state ot
vtississppi.)

lonfusion (.09-.15 BAC) The ability
o concentrate on tasks requiring
roordination is distinctly impaired.
Reaction times pre slowed, causeing
jeople to lose their train ot thought
ind speak with slurred speech.

I consumption.

Stupor U5-.30 BAC) Al this level of
intoxication the person is extremely
groggy and onfy semi-alert..
Mumbling and swaying indicate
almost total loss ot coordination.
This is enough alcohol to shut down
your brain alertness center and
cause yoii to pass out

Coma L30-.40 BAC) This quantity ol
alcohol drastically reduces the
amount of oxygen reaching the
person's brain and destroys brain
cells at dangerous levels. Unless
oxygen is administered, permanent
brain damage may occur.

DEATH (.4O-.50 BAC) Not much
explanation is needed here.

Brian Berryhilt/ P&W\

Dean Sneed talks to
students at the "Town
Meeting" about the
new College alcohol
regulations. During
the meeting, Sneed
discussed topics such
as how to obtain a
wristband.

Sneed states importance
of alcohol regulations

Jason Stine

News Editor

In a recent telephone inter-
view with David Sneed, Dean of
Students, he gives his reasons for
the temporary ban on registered
campus alcohol consumption
that he is currently enforcing af-
ter the fraternity fight last Friday.
He stresses the importance of the
alcohol policy for the benefit of
the Millsaps community.

He answered a question that
has been a main concern among
fraternity members and students
in rush: will the alcohol ban be
lifted on bid day? Sneed said that
he did not set a specific date for
when he will lift the ban, but as
soon as he is discussing the
policy with every organization
that is planning to register for
parties with alcohol, he will then
allow registered functions to
commence. Therefore, as he
stated in the SBA meeting
Wednesday evening, October 1,
he still has no determined date.

Among other things in the in-

terview, Sneed wanted students
to make note of the part of the
alcohol policy that has always
been enforced and should be
taken seriously. According to the
policy guidelines listed in Major
Facts , it is against policy to re-
turn to campus in an intoxicated
state due to alcoholic consump-
tion off campus. Any violation
of this guideline has always been,
and will always be, strongly pe-
nalized according to the student
judicial action that is carried out
in the policy.

At the SBA meeting last
Wednesday, Sneed discussed
what was definitely on the minds
of many students in the college
community. There were some
students who felt that his deci-
sion to rescind all alcohol party
registrations was fair on account
of the fight. However, many stu-
dents felt that the few bad apples
that ended up spoiling drinking
privileges for the rest of the stu-
dents was unjust and considered
► see Sneed on page 6

President
addresses SBA

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

President Harmon appeared before the Mill-
saps SBA on Monday and answered questions
posed by several senators. Over the course
of the interview, President Harmon provided
insight into the future of projects at Mill-
saps ranging from construction of the Stu-
dent Activities Center to the possibility of
faculty expansion. Noble Black, President
of the SBA, opened the floor for President
Harmon who accepted any and all questions
from the Senators.

Treasurer Allen Burke initiated the inter-
view, raising the issue of the construction
timetable for the proposed Student Activi-
ties Center. Harmon admitted that ground
breaking in the project was moving "slower
than [he] would like" but preparation was
in its "final stages." A few final bids will be
accepted next week according to Harmon:
The SAC is a large project with an estimated
cost of around $7 million. Harmon reiter-
► see Harmon on page 6

Students attend
seminar on
rape prevention

Ann Mezzell

Staff Writer

Tuesday night freshmen women met in
Franklin Hall to attend a rape prevention
program. Led by Dr. Ray and Dr. Booth, the
program consisted of a brief video, a discus-
sion of rape prevention precautions, and a
question and answer period. Although por-
tions of the video and discussion covered the
issue of stranger rape, most of the program
focused on the topic of aquaintence rape.

Dr. Ray and Dr. Booth stressed the impor-
tance of safety tips, especially those relevant
to the possibility of rapes on college cam-
puses. Some of the most important tips men-
tioned were to be aware of your surround-
ings and environment, always stay with a
group of friends, pay attention to the amount
of alcohol you consume, don't allow some-
one to get a drink for you, avoid walking
alone, and do not prop doorways open.

Dr ; Ray and Dr. Booth also added that if
rape occured that Millsaps is prepared to help
the victim with counseling and to deal with
the situation according to student's wishes.

2 OPINIONS

Millsaps gone dry

It finally happened. This week
Millsaps College learned, as a result of
a slight inebriated infraction at frat row,
that we can only push the envelope so
far before the administration tries to
take away every college student's God-
given right to get sloppy drunk. This
week Dean Sneed proclaimed, "No one,
regardless of age, shall be allowed to
possess or consume alcoholic beverages
at any fraternity house." The staff of
the Purple and White feels that, for the
most part, this is not all that practical.

First off, there are to be no "alcohol
events" at fraternity houses. This then
encourages people to go to off-campus
parties. This is also against school
policy - several of us did not realize that.
It is not really going to off -campus par-
ties that is in violation of the rules of
campus, but returning to campus in-
ebriated that tends to upset the admin-
istrators. And because it is easier for
people to sneak back onto campus af-
ter a party, this new policy seems to
encourage people to go elsewhere to get
drunk, thus risking drunk driving on
the way back to campus. Still there are
some here who just don't like off cam-
pus parties.

Another key point that left the staff
here scratching there heads was the
impending arrival of Bid Day, perhaps
the most plastered single day on frat
row, if not the entire campus. There is
nothing bad about that; it's tradition
in fact, and security has been turning
their heads about it for years now. Can
anyone in their right mind possibly
imagine a Bid Day at Millsaps College
without alcohol? That's down-right
unheard of.

Let it be understood that not every-
one on the staff of the P&W drinks,
and there are several who do not. How-
ever, we are nearly all in agreement
that this plan of Dean Sneed's will not
succeed. It is for the most part an idea
not fully thought out, and initiated
hastily as policy.

Indeed, one of our writers compared
the new policy to prohibition. That
didn't work, so how could this? People
will continue drinking on campus, like
it or not, but they will have to come
up with new and creative ways of get-
ting stewed. What can we expect here
next as a result of this, speakeasies?

FERD'S EYE VIEW

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I was out of town
at a professional con-
ference when the
September 25 issue
of The P&W came
out, with its front-
page story on Jere
Nash. Since about a
quarter of the story
concerned his teach-
ing in the Political
Science Department,
I need to set the
record straight, at
least this part of it
that concerns this
campus community.

First, he was inter-
ested in teaching and
wanted the chance
to develop a course
out of his profession.
The second is that he
was very successful
in his business as
campaign manager
during the time he
taught the course on
Political Parties, In-
terest Groups, Public
Opinion and Voting
Behavior, having
contributed substan-
tially to winning
campaigns for gover-
nor and president, as
well as to a number
of lesser offices both
inside and outside of
Mississippi.

I asked him to
teach this course be-
cause of the breadth
of his knowledge and
experience. What is
not known generally
is the lengthy prepa-
ration Jere put into
this course. I sent
him a large number
of catalogs and pub-
lications announce-

ments, and we dis-
cussed at length his
selection of appropri-
ate political science
materials before he
made his textbook
selections.

The nature of his
teaching is called
into question by the
quotes in the article.
On a college campus
such as ours, indi-
vidual criticism of
faculty and courses
takes up a lot of dis-
cussion time, as it
should, since course
work is the central
common experience
to our existence. Fur-
thermore, students
regard the ability to
gripe about faculty as
a natural right.'

That said, two
things need to be re-
ported about Jere
Nash's teaching in
the Department of
Political Science.
First, every time he
taught the course,
his student evalua-
tions ranked his per-
formance at least
equal to the average
College faculty
member's perfor-
mance overall. For
the Spring, 1997
course, 19 out of 20
reporting students
ranked the course as
good or excellent,
and 19 out of 20 re-
porting students
gave a good or excel-
lent overall rating of
the instructor. Mr.
Nash's mean scores
for overall perfor-

mance were identical
to the mean scores
for the faculty as a
whole for the Spring,
1997 Term. As for
"forcing his opinions
on students," that is
why I am there. If a
student has a com-
plaint about the
teaching in a particu-
lar course, or objects
to a particular prac-
tice, the student may
first lodge such a
complaint with me
(as is true for every
department on cam-
pus). I heard no such
complaint from any
student during the
three times Jere Nash
taught this course,
and indeed, heard no
complaint of any
sort voiced about the
course to me person-
ally.

On the contrary, I
heard a variety of
positive comments
from students, and
have heard recently
from some students
who took that course
of ways in which Jere
Nash helped them
with employment
references after their
graduation.

I join with Jere
Nash's friends in
looking forward to
the time when Jere
can again share his
extensive knowledge
of the political pro-
cess with others.

- Dr. Charles Moore,
Chair of Political
Science Department

PHOTO POLL

Do you feel safe and/
or comfortable living
in the Millsaps/
Bellhaven area?

IKE BARNES
SENIOR

It doesn 't bother
me living here— I
just don 't go out
late at night
without a gun.

H O L L E Y

BLACKWELL

SOPHOMORE

/ never feel safe -
I'm in constant fear
of evil elements.
Get out while you
can.

SANDI PULLEN
SOPHOMORE

/ don't even feel
safe on fraternity
back porches - and
that's not even
outside the gates.

CORRECTIONS

In the Sept. 25 edition, Bill Watson, Jr. was quoted as Bill Watson, Sr. in the front page Jere Nash Story.
Also in this article, the Ray Maybus campaignwas dated 1985. This campaign was in 1987. We regret any
confusion this may have caused. For further clarificationof these errors, call Sam Hall @ 974-121 1 .

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OPINIONS 3

Wakeful dead

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

I sit in a darkened room, late at
night, working by the light of a single
lamp. I am waiting, pen in hand, for
some divine inspiration. I figure that
this is how the great literary geniuses
wrote - in quiet contemplation, all
senses keenly acute in thoughtful con-
centration. Then I suddenly remember:
I am no great lit-
erary genius.
Most of them are
dead

I leave the
quiet confines of
my room, in
search of noisier
working condi-
tions. Outside
now I join the
many nightly bodies that creep across
campus in the late evening/early
morning hours. Like ghosts we float
along lazily, bound for our individual
destinations. Settling on a bench to
think and write, I notice my view of
State Street is blurred by trees and my
own tiredness. That's okay, though.
State Street is ugly.

Anyone outside between the hours
of 10:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. know that
we at Millsaps College are nocturnal,

James Thompson

as if by choice or natural selection,
whether we want to be or have to be.
It reads in every bloodshot, irritated
eye of every weary face that ever sat
(or slept) through an 8 a.m. class.

Many of us here are night-prowl-
ers, of a sort. At least that is what I
call it. We wander from dorm to
dorm, hall to hall, frat house to frat
house, and then back home again,
either in search of a friend, part, or
quiet place to study. Then there are
always the ones who prowl in the
middle of the night just for the sheer
joy of prowling. These people are
weird. For the most part, if I am up
and mobile at 3 a.m. during the week
there is a pretty darn good reason for
that. Otherwise I would be in bed,
fearful of the morning light soon to
come.

I don't mean to generalize, or in-
accurately speak for others here, but
I myself am tired. Consistently tired.
I never know when I am not tired.
Sleep is a rare and precious commod-
ity, and people here seem to be con-
stantly greedy for it. But still we wan-
der, somewhere, so late at night.

It is nearly two-thirty in the morn-
ing now. I have just finished this ar-
ticle. Now I am going across campus
to study.

An expletive game of
Cops and Robbers

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

I saw a man running for his life on
Monday. I felt honored and well-
represented when I saw the Jackson
Pole-lice attempting to chase down
the thief who
robbed the
Texaco on the
corner of State
and Woodrow
Wilson. These
area CHiPs were
breathing heavy
and hard - ick, I
thought, what a
monotonous

J.C. Jordan

life they must lead. Actually, I didn't
see the alleged culprit doing anything
save running, but he did scamper
through my back yard, and our vil-
lage defenders were in hot pursuit. I
had an instantaneous response to be
the hero and chase this burglar down,
at the same moment upholding the
law and showing my superior speed,
but I reconsidered, and said, "What
do I care?" I assumed that since a
young man was running and the cops

were chasing after him, he must have
committed the crime, right? So I asked
myself, hmmm, why do people pilfer?

After I determined there was no an-
swer to this puzzle, I started thinking
about committing the perfect crime.
Now this man obviously didn't think
through his decision to rob the petro-
leum emporium. Seriously, he had no
escape plan (except hoofing it) and he
did the alleged deed in the middle of
the day, when there would be large
numbers of witnesses, which shows
again that he didn't think through his
crime, which is necessary for the avoid-
ance of penal action.

We could rob in the name of com-
munism, and form a modern-day
group of cattle-rustlers from your av-
erage, anyday anarchist. We would
hide in a bush - it would protect our
identities flawlessly. We would then
subvert law for our own selfish gain,
and feel great inside knowing that we
were better than our government, and
smarter too. But doing all this could
on the conscience be rough - uck, no
one wants a guilty conscience, espe-
cially me.

The value of a story

My wife and I recently spent a week-
end in my hometown. The occasion
of our visit was a reunion of the
Waterford Kettering High School Class
of 1977, of which I had been a mem-
ber. I had looked forward to the re-
union, in large part because I think I
have learned a lot since high school
about how to make connections with
people; I wanted to show my class-
mates I had changed.

Waterford had been known as
Drayton Plains when I was growing up
there, and when both my parents were
children there as well. My paternal
grandfather had moved his family
there from a farm in northern Michi-
gan in the late 1930s.

At that time, Drayton Plains was a
small, rural community a few miles
west of Pontiac, Michigan. Pontiac rep-
resented opportunity for my grandfa-
ther, who had some skills as a
housebuilder, because the growth of
the automobile industry was creating
jobs which allowed people to buy their
own homes.

When my father was in his teens,
Drayton Plains didn't have a high
school, and he had to go to school in
Pontiac. He graduated at sixteen and
joined his father's housebuilding busi-
ness. There was plenty of work, as de-

velopment grew westward from
Pontiac and northward from Detroit.
A few years later, my mother entered
the new Waterford Township High,
and by the time I was fifteen, my town
had three high schools, each of which
graduated about 400 students per year.

Beginning in about 1973, oil short-
ages resulted in large increases in gaso-
line prices. American automakers were
slow to produce fuel-efficient cars, leav-
ing room for Japanese companies to
establish themselves in the automobile
market.

Thus began a long decline in the for-
tunes of the American automobile in-
dustry, which seems to have slowed
only as American companies have cho-
sen to have parts built in other coun-
tries, where labor is cheaper than in
my hometown.

Now they don't build Pontia.cs in
Pontiac anymore. My mother's high
school has been closed and torn down.
What little development has contin-
ued in the Detroit area has pushed far-
ther north and west and Drayton
Plains, which was a town in my father's
time and a busy suburb in my own,
has become Waterford, an undistin-
guished geographic zone through
which people move on the way to
somewhere else.

I knew all of this when Lisa and I
went back for my reunion. My appre-
ciation for the story of my hometown
had been sharpened in conversation
with my friends here in Jackson. I
hadn't been much of a storyteller when
1 arrived here in 1989, but I've come
to love how my Mississippi friends can
so effortlessly capture personal, social
and historical insights in a single, well-
told tale.

My parents aren't much for telling
stories either, and I have felt some frus-
tration at their apparent lack of inter-
est in talking about themselves and
their histories. At times I've taken their
lack of interest personally, and won-
dered whether it was a defense mecha-
nism, protecting them from having to
feel some sort of shame at what their
stories might reveal of who they had
been before I knew them.

But at my reunion, I realized that
most of my classmates weren't inter-
ested in sharing stories either. Maybe
it's a Yankee thing. Maybe it's a legacy
of use-'em-up-and-move-on industrial-
ization.

It was Henry Ford, after all, who as-
serted that "history is bunk." Whatever
the reason, I found our inability to
share stories disappointing, because it
had been in learning to share stories

by Briton Shell

with my Jackson friends that I had re-
alized there was more to me than the
bookworm I'd been in high school and
college.

So the best part of the trip wasn't
the reunion itself. The best part was the
time Lisa and I spent driving around
Waterford, with me telling stories
about the houses my brother and I had
worked on with my father.

Lisa, born and raised in Jackson to
parents who met as Millsaps students
in the 1950s, would ask me questions
that opened up new meanings in my
stories. She told stories of her own that
reflected the meanings of my stories
back to me.

And as we drove across the line that
now separates Waterford from Pontiac,
we found ourselves in a neighborhood
my grandfather had helped to build
while my father was still a boy. I rec-
ognized the neighborhood from stories
my grandparents, now both dead, had
told long ago.

Being in this neighborhood afforded
me the sense of connection that I had
been looking for. I was happy, then, to
have lived for a time in the South,
where stories still matter, and to have
become a teacher who values the op-
portunity to help people learn from
stories of their own.

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LOCAL

Ruthless
shooting in
Pearl

On Wednesday morning, October 1,
residents of Pearl, Mississippi were dev-
astated to hear about the tragic incident
that occurecd at Pearl High School.

Sophomore Luke Woodham opened
fire on students of the school, killing
two, and injuring six. He is now in
police custody.

According to WLBT, Channel 3
News, Woodham, a 1 6 year old student
of Pearl High school, reportedly came
to school with a 30/30 caliber rifle, and,
after hearing from his girlfriend, Chris-
tina Menefee, that she wanted to end
their relationship, he shot her and a
friend of hers, Lydia Dew, killing them
instantly.

He then proceded to randomly shoot
other students and injured five more
teenagers who were sent to the hospi-
tal and one other teenager, who was
merely grazed by one of the bullets.
Three of the hospitalized students were
released later that afternoon.

Also, according to authorities, earlier
that morning at 5:00am at his home
on Barrow street, Luke Woodham at-
tacked and killed his mother.

50 year-old Mary Woodham died of
multiple stab wounds inflicted by her
son before he went to school that day.

Now charged with multiple counts
of first degree murder, the city of Pearl
demands the death penalty for
Woodham.

The death penalty is not allowed to
be carried out for a minor. The trials
that will soon be held for Woodham
will eventually determine the boy's fate.

Neighbors of the Woodham family
are shocked at what happened. They
considered Luke to be basically a nice
and polite young man who they never
would have imagined to harm anyone.

Students are also stunned, saying to
WLBT reporters that they have always
assumed things like this only happened
to other people and that they no longer
feel safe in what they once considered
to be a very peaceful town.

As a result of this tragic episode,
counselors will come to Pearl high
school to talk to students and help
them cope with the situation.

Memorial services will soon be held
for Cristine Menefee and Lydia Dew, the
two teenagers whose lives were so tragi-
cally cut short by the brutal attack of
Luke Woodham.

Millsaps named a "Best Buy'

Jackson, MISS. - Edward B. Fiske, former
education editor for the New York Times and
author of The Fisk Guide to Colleges, has
released his list of "Best Buy" colleges and
universities for 1998. Millsaps College was
among 42 institutions from across the coun-
try named to the list.

The Fisk Guide to Colleges praises Mill-
saps and lists the qualities that help make
Millsaps an "excellent investment:" the sense
of community on campus among the stu-
dents and between the students and the fac-
ulty; the quality of the professors both in the
classroom and in the professional academic
world; and the presence of Southern tradi-
tion coupled with a comprehensive consid-
eration of the entire Western world.

Since its inception more than a decade
ago, The Fisk Guide to Colleges has featured
an Index by Price that groups public and
private institutions into four price categories,
from Inexpensive to Very Expensive. Taking
this concept one step further, Fiske and his
team of experts have combined the cost data
with academic and other information about
each college and university and come up
with institutions that offer remarkable edu-
cational opportunities at a relatively modest
cost.

All of Fiske's "Best Buys" fall into the In-
expensive to Moderate price category, and
most have four-or-five star academic ratings.
Fiske argues that when choosing a higher
learning institution, price and quality do not
always go hand in hand. With a bit of shop-
ping around, bargains can be found in qual-
ity higher education.

Millsaps College is a privately supported
college founded by the United Methodist
Church in 1890. Millsaps is one of only four
liberal arts colleges in the United States to
hold both a Phi Beta Kappa chapter and ac-
creditation by the International Association
for Management Education of the under-
graduate (BBA) and graduate (MBA) pro-
grams in business. Millsaps ranks in the top
half of all National Liberal Arts Colleges in

Special tn the

"For those committed to a good
career and bright future, Millsaps
is an excellent invextment. It is
firmly rooted in it's Southern tra-
ditions, hut offers an excellent
view into the entire Western
world." -The Fiske Guide to Col-
leges

the U.S. and is the only National Liberal Arts College in Mississippi
(U.S. News and World Report, Aug. 1997). The College ranks 67'" in
the nation among national colleges and universities on Money's Best
College Buy list and 13 th among traditional liberal arts colleges with
enrollments of less than 1,600 students (Money magazine, Sept. 1997).

Nash pleads guilty to campaign fraud

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

On Sept 18, Jere Nash, former Ad-
junct Political Science professor at
Millsaps, pleaded guilty to campaign
fraud.

According to a Sept 18 Associated
Press article by Kevin Galvin, Nash,
along with two other members of the
Ron Carey campaign, admitted that
they had "violated federal laws that
prohibits using union funds or
money from any employer to influ-
ence labor elections."

In a Sept 18 press release from the
U.S. Attorney's Office in New York
regarding the Carey investigations,
Nash also said that "large sums of
money, including cash, were raised
by officials of various labor unions
for the Carey campaign."

Nash and a second member of the
campaign falsely identified the
source of the donations to hide them
from the Election Officer that was

appointed to oversee the election.

Nash pleaded guilty to two counts:
making and conspiring to make false
statements to the election officer, and
committing fraud and embezzling
teamster funds.

On Aug. 22, Nash was given a
$10,000 fine and was barred from
union dealings for six years.

Dr. Charles Sallis, Professor of His-
tory at Millsaps, does not believe that
Nash should be condemned for mak-
ing one mistake.

"Jere Nash is a good person who
so believed in what he was doing that
he made a judgement error," said
Sallis.

In an article in the Sept 21 New
York Times, Nash told a Federal Judge,
"I broke the rules because I believed
that it was important that Ron Carey
be re-elected as president of the team-
sters' union. I have worked for good
government my entire life. I have
successfully resisted ends-justify-the-

means thinking before this cam-
paign."

In the Sept. 26 Clarion Ledger, a
letter to the editor was published by
Nash's friends that listed his public
service deeds for the past 20 years.
This letter listed Nash's involvement
with groups such as Stewpot Com-
munity Services, Briarwood Presby-
terian Church, and Mississippi First,
a lobby in favor of education reform.

Nash was also the executive direc-
tor of Common Cause and was the
"principle force behind the critical
1981 amendments that put teeth in
our Open Meetings law and the 1983
passage of our Public Records Act."

Nash was also the deputy state au-
ditor who helped eradicate an audit
backlog and worked to abolish cor-
ruption within county government.

Nash last taught PS 3200 (Politi-
cal Parties, Interest Groups, Public
Opinion, and Voting Behavior) at
see Nash on page 6

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NEWS 5

Friday Forum Discusses North
Midtown Project

Thi&That

Jason Stine

News Editor

Last Friday, September 26, the Friday Fo-
rum focused on the accomplishments and
the current projects forming in the North
Midtown Community Development Corpo-
ration with Millsaps College as a partner. In
the meeting it was stated that many improve-
ments in the community of the north mid-
town area of Jackson and many achieve-
ments in our school have resulted from this
partnership.

The North Midtown community is one of
the oldest family residential areas. It has a
population of about 2300 residents, 70% of
whom participate in the Community Devel-
opment Corporation, which is a large orga-
nization consisting of various groups from
the city government to residential and neigh-
borhood associations who are devoted to the
improvement and prosperity of North Mid-

town.

Since its partnership with Millsaps, the
North Midtown CDC has benefitted the col-
lege significantly and, in turn, Millsaps has
benefitted North Midtown. Some of these
benefits for North Midtown, as stated in the
forum, were access to our technical exper-
tise, access to our facilities, and we've pro-
vided them with youth mentors. North Mid-
town has benefitted Millsaps by allowing
faculty and students the opportunity for
practical research and application of com-
munity service. It also has given the school
lasting relationships with the culturally di-
verse communities of the midtown area.
Most importantly, with the hard work and
diligent efforts of both Millsaps and the CDC,
this partnership has provided residents of
North Midtown and Millsaps with a safe, and
prosperous neighborhood that all citizens of
Jackson can be proud of.

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Heart"

7:30

Alamo Theater

As your representative to SBA, I get
the exciting job of reporting all the
things going on in the ADP/ASA this
year. I invite any information and
input from all of you in the ASA.

We have new officers this year:
Your new ASA President is Elise
Rinta, who served as your Senator
last year and decided she'd like to
do even more work this year.
Roseanne Nunnery is your new Vice
President, and Erin Craig is your new
Senator.

Committee applications are avail-
able Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 2nd & 3rd
in the SBA office on the 3rd floor of
the student center. I hope that some
of you will apply if you find time.
The committees are: Concerts &
Dance, Lectures & Special Events,

Spirit, Elections, Multi Cultural Af-
fairs, Security, Budget, Capital Im-
provements, Communications, Food
Service, and Health & Wellness.

The ASA Fall Party is coming up
on Oct. 25th,
and the theme
is "A Perfectly
Purple Party!"
It will be held
from 7pm-
10pm at Judy
Ford's home in
Dinsmor, and
there will be
prizes given for the most perfectly
purple outfit. Maps will be available
in Janet Langley's and Laurissa
Henderson's office. I encourage ev-
eryone to attend (this is a great way

to get to know each other, not to
mention a good time). Call 1134 to
RSVP.

There are plans to have a food,
clothing, and school supply drive
during Oct., so keep an eye out for
flyers and boxes where you can drop
off donations. This is a great cause in
the fight against poverty.

Speaking of good causes, and my
final note, CMT has lots of ways for
you to get involved with community
service, and Habitat for Humanity is
always happy to have Sat. volunteers.
Contact Amanda Cook or Don
Fortenberry for more information. I
can give you my personal guarantee
that you will come away from any
community service activity with a
smile and a real sense of joy!

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► Rumble

from page 1

► Harmon

of alcohol poisoning, such as the
case with students Benjamin
Wynne of LSU and Scott Krueger
of MIT, who both died from
BACs of over .40.

Also, there have been several
reports of rohypnol rape
occuring on campuses all over
the country. Usually referred to
as roofies or the date rape drug,
rohypnol is a sedative that is ad-
ministered into the alcohol
drinks of women. As soon as the
drug takes effect, women be-
come disoriented and pass out
for up to eight hours, allowing
men to easily rape them. Recent
problems like these have helped
Millsaps see the importance of
an efficient alcohol policy.

The guidelines of the Millsaps
policy are given in Major Facts,
stating that alcohol may be con-
sumed, but not sold, in students'
residences, and they are allowed
guests, providing that they are
at least 21. However, students

are not allowed to drink outside
their dorm or frat rooms. Because
of the temporary changes in the
alcohol policy, the only alcohol
consumed is in the privacy of a
dorm room alone.

Any violation of this policy
will result in 5 hours of commu-
nity service for the first offence
if a student is 21 years or older.
Any first offender under 21 will
be subject to 8 hours community
service. All second offenders will
have to appear before the Judi-
cial Council for proper judge-
ment.

The Millsaps faculty currently
has used Perspective meetings
and flyers in the Health Center
to warn students of the dangers
of alcohol abuse, which, along
with the recent temporary
changes in the alcohol policy
should heighten the awareness of
the Millsaps community and
hopefully end the recent fights
that have occured.

Ryan Vincent/ P&W

President George Harmon addresses the SBA meeting Monday
night about campus issues.

At the meeting, Harmon fielded questions about building
renovations, departmental enlargements, and athletics. Seated
behind President Harmon is David Sneed, Dean of Students.

Sneed

from page 1

by several drinkers and non-
drinkers alike to be a form of pro-
hibition. Sneed emphasized the
fact that it was indeed not to be
considered prohibition and that
is never what he intended. He
simply felt that because of this
fight (not to mention that there
were two other fights in just two
previous weekends) he felt there
was a lesson to be learned about
the negative effects of alcohol
abuse.

There were several other issues
raised at the SBA meeting as well.
He stated that there are no alter-
native places for students to
meet besides fraternity row, and
hardly no alternative activities at
night for students except for frat
parties, and that was one of the
major problems in this particu-

lar issue. However, he was not
blaming fraternities for any alter-
cations or alcohol abuse, and
stated that there was no evidence
that suggested that any fraternity
started or even participated in
Friday's quarrel. Also, he brought
up the situation with wristbands,
making the students aware of the
policy that states that when the
normal alcohol policy is back in
effect, students age 21 and up will
again be required to where these
bands that indicate students' le-
gal right to drink alcohol as long
as they follow the policy's proper
guidelines for people of legal
drinking age. All of these issues
raised will hopefully shed some
light on the alcohol issue that has
been the main concern of Mill-
saps for the past week.

from page 1

ated that construction "will begin as soon as
the bids come in [and] construction should
take 15-18 months."

Senator Kate Calvert questioned Harmon
about possible expansion of the Millsaps li-
brary. Harmon explained that "the student
activities center is the highest priority [be-
cause Millsaps] does not have an adequate
one" at this time. The Millsaps library is ca-
pable of meeting the needs of its students
and Harmon would like to attain a donor in
order to supply funds before the library is
considered the priority.

Senator Erin Craig posed the question of
faculty expansion in the Political Science de-
partment, pointing out that currently there
are only two full-time professors of political
science. Harmon responded that the pros-
pect of a new political science professor will
have to be "looked at on a contingency ba-
sis." He pointed out that Millsaps currently
maintains "a 13 to 1 student to faculty ra-
tio" and "needs to add students in order to
add faculty." Harmon did suggest that the
"Academic Council and the Dean would re-
view" the possibility of a new professor.

Senator John Suggs questioned President
Harmon on expansion of the music depart-

ment and the possibility of forming a school
band. Harmon stated that there were "not
any plans [for a band] at this time" and
pointed out that it would carry "a lot of start
up cost." According to Harmon, the Aca-
demic Council will also review the prospect
of hiring a new music professor.

Senator Toby Gibson asked about the pos-
sibility of raising enrollment at Millsaps.
Harmon stated that "he would like to do it
but [college recruitment] is a competitive
market. A lot of schools are attempting to
recruit the same people." Harmon did sug-
gest an expansion in athletics, such as a
women's softball team. He pointed out that
the "Millsaps coaches are good recruiters"
and have helped to improve the schools ath-
letic rankings.

President Harmon accepted all questions
that were posed and answered them thor-
oughly. He was eager to inform the SBA of
the plans he has laid for the future of Mill-
saps and discussed all topics openly.

The conversation with Harmon provided
an informative insight into future projects
at Millsaps and laid the ground work for fu-
ture discourse between administration and
students.

► Nash

from page 1

Millsaps during the spring 1997 semester.

The focus of this class according to the
1996-97 Millsaps catalog was to make an
"examination of history and current struc-
ture and functions of American political par-
ties; nature, organization, behavior of inter-
est groups in American politics; the ap-
proaches to the study of and the content of
American public opinion on politics and se-
lected issues; and examination of American
voters - why they vote (or do not vote) the
way they do."

In a letter submitted to the P&W, Dr.
Charles Moore, head of the Political Science
Department wrote, "I asked [Nash] to teach
this course because of the breadth of his

knowledge and experience."

"Nash had a different style of teaching,"
stated Kathleen O'Neal, Political Science stu-
dent. "The Presidential Campaign was go-
ing on at the same time, and he focused on
current events in the campaign."

Moore also said in the letter, "[Nash] was
intereted in teaching and wanted the chance
to develop a course out of his profession."

"Nash was one of the fairest teachers I've
ever had," said Jacob Fuller, student

"Nash had a lot of practical knowledge,"
said Jonathan Martin, former Nash student.
"He got to know every student, and he even
got a few of us involved with campaigns in
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The myth of
fingernails

About 10 days ago, a friend painted
my fingernails a bright blue. I was cel-
ebrating my independence from the
Writing Proficiency Requirement and
the dreaded major card — I'd passed the
former and turned in the latter — with
a bit of weirdness.

At least, that's what I told people. Re-
ally, I was trying to stop biting my fin-
gernails. Gnawing on dirty calcium-for-
tified filth is one of the many things I
intend to give up, as part of my New
Year's resolutions.

At the beginning of every school
year, I make these resolutions. Every
year, I break each one by mid-Septem-
ber.

Keeping my teeth from my finger-
nails seems like a ridiculously easy
thing to do, but it's just as hard as giv-
ing up cigarettes, especially when the
Midterm Crunch hits.

Still, this is my junior year, that in-
terim period between the sophomore
jinx and Comps, and I figured that this
is the best time to break this childish
habit.

So, I combined this resolution with
another I'd made (and broken) before:
to gain a fashion sense. So, I painted
my fingernails in such a bright blue
that I'm attracting bugs. In order to
keep the nail polish from looking worse
than it does, I'd have to stop biting my
nails.

Granted, I'm not Gianni Versace, but
it seems to have worked. A friend claims
that my nails are longer and better-
looking than hers now, and the color's
growing on me. It fits with a lot of my
shirts.

The nail polish created an unex-
pected side effect as well. Guys, I'm here
to tell you to paint your nails. Do it
now. I've never had such a bevy of at-
tractive, interesting and fashionable
women flock to me.

I'm getting fashion tips from gor-
geous girls — did you know that
"Jezebel" is a great color for dinner-
party nails? I'm sparking conversation,
and I'm still not biting my nails.

I washed off the neon blue a few days
ago. The nail polish had served its pur-
pose; it's been 10 days since I've bitten
my nails, and I have no desire to. Sure,
clipping and filing is a pain (since I
never learned how to do it), but it's
better than chomping on my own
flesh.

Besides, the unstained nails are tem-
porary. Junior year's just starting, but
"Jezebel" is already calling my name.

Runny snot, scratchy throats,
annoying coughs, and shots!

Tracy Gillanders

Guest Writer

As the leaves start to change color and a cool breeze
fills the air every year around this time, an unwelcome
visitor makes its way onto the Millsaps campus. Though
the flu strain changes from year to year, its severely in-
capacitating symptoms remain the same: body ache, ex-
haustion, high fever, respiratory inflammation, conges-
tion, cough, etc.

Luckily, Millsaps' own nurse, Florence Cooper, will
be able to provide an oasis for anyone seeking shelter
from the flu's horrid grasp by offering flu shots to stu-
dents and faculty before the flu season actually starts.
Vaccination will begin sometime around mid-October
(exact dates will be sent via vax system) in jorder to al-
low the two week immunity building period before flu
season actually starts.

To effectively decrease the spread of the virus on cam-

Acclaimed authors
speak to the heart
with warm laughter

Keri Walker

Guest Writer

Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series hosted the premiere
of its Thirtieth Season: Southern Writers with Jill
McCorkle and Jayne Anne Phillips. These authors pre-
sented samples of their writing last Thursday in the Re-
cital Hall.

Jill McCorkle presently teaches creative writing at
Harvard University and Bennington College. In 1984,
at the age of 26, she published July 7th and The Cheer
Leader. Her latest novel Carolina Moon explores the puzzle
of the need to leave and come home, again and again.

Mrs. McCorkle presented two short stories that dealt
with the heritage that is passed through women from
mother to daughter. The characters express how moth-
ers tend to fall in love with their children when life's
trials pile up.

Jane Anne Phillips, also a published writer, has writ-
ten two novels, Shelter (1994) and Machine Dreams (1984)
and two anthologized collections of stories, Fast Lanes
(1987) and Block Tickets (1979). Her work "explores fam-
ily ties and generational complexities." Mrs. Phillips
presented an unpublished work of hers titled, "It's a
Funeral RSVP," a hysterical view of life from a woman
who had an interesting outlook on the world.

Mrs. Phillips' voice pulled the audience along as she
wound her tale to peeing hysterics. The various anec-
dotes that were told held a moral behind the laughter;

pus, an increase in vaccinations over the 250 given last
fall semester must be made. Considering the communal
living conditions Millsaps students face, the velocity of
the virus spreading rivals that of a rumor on the cam-
pus.

During the first week of administration, Nurse Coo-
per will extend her hours to provide vaccinations through
the lunch hours. These appointments will take a mini-
mal amount of time and should not interfere in any
student's busy schedule. What will, in fact, interfere in
one's busy schedule is eventually coming down with the
flu. It can keep one out of commission any where from
one week to one month. Therefore, Nurse Cooper rec-
ommends vaccination to "anyone who wants to decrease
his or her chances of contracting the flu virus." She also
notes the critical importance for students with chronic
diseases such as asthma, diabetes, or any blood disorder
to receive a vaccination.

Brian Rerryhill/l'&W

Writers Jill McCorkle and Jayne Anne Phillips wittily
entertain students, breaking them into "peeing hysterics."

sometimes thought provoking and others, well, the oth-
ers are unique. For example, women who fall prey to
"who has the biggest penis syndrome, only it's who is
the busiest?" These are the women who compete with
each other on how many children can they pile into the
mini-van to get the kids to soccer or how many cakes
they need to make for a particular week.

The most profound lesson that Mrs. Phillips short story
gives to us all is that: "Remembering is the greatest joy
in life." It is true that many people forget to remember
the happy times of life. Some find it easier to wallow in
past wrongs, thus creating a miserable existence that will
interfere with other people's shiny weather.

"It's a Funeral RSVP" calls us all to learn from dogs,
who get intense pleasure from the simple act of peeing:
"We all need to stretch out in a puddle of sunshine" and
enjoy what life hands us; whether it be an annoying
gynecologist, or man's best friend.

http://watt.seas.virginia.

For some humorous stuff, surf on over
to The Bible of Drinking Games web page.
From everything to card games and check-
ers, this site has many detailed ways to
turn getting drunk into a competitive
event. Claiming to be an educational site,
The Bible of Drinking Games web page has
plenty of games ranging from easy sipping
to total inebriation to NDEs.

The site also has an informative chart

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ranking each game by type and skill level.
The highest ranking of "deadly" is given
to the most guzzling games, usually re-
quiring the least amount of skill as well.
A variety of links to other sites is also listed
concerning other alcohol stuff. The first
text appearing on the screen is a dis-
claimer, stating that a person must be 21
years old to consume alcohol, just in case
anyone is drunk enough to try them.

8 FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1997

Juniors get clue d in to Millsaps life

v WP " 1 thing wrong with it as long a:

Walter Biggins and
Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editors

You thought you
were sweating take-
home tests during
your freshman year,
but things only get
more intense your
junior year. You've
declared a major,
you've passed Writ-
ing Proficiency (if
you've got proof from Lydia Dell) and per-
haps you can legally drink.

However, the classes get harder, your time
gets shorter and you lack a social life. Are
juniors in control, or have they just accepted
that they have none? Bubbly bohemian
Megan Glidewell and laidback, truck-loving
Rusty Hogg clue us in.

Clue #1: How ya doin'?

Like he does with so many issues, Rusty
just shrugs it off. "I'm having a lot of fun
this year," he said. "My classes are more my
major. They're probably harder, but they're
easier for me because they are in my ma-

Changing

with THE
Times

The Senior and Junior
Experience

Part 35.4 of 4

Walter Biggins and Stephanie Yasinski

Junior Rusty Hogg
loves his truck as
much as he loves
Millsaps life.

Stephanie Yasinski/l'&W

jor."

As far as studies go, Megan blurted that
she "hates tests. I really do. I'm double-ma-
joring in English and Philosophy, [but] I just
tell people that I'm majoring in academic
suicide."

She added that "I have fatigue-induced
dyslexia, like so many others, but mine starts
a lot earlier than anyone else. Anything af-
ter 10 o'clock, 1 start reading backwards."
Clue #2: Bud Light, moonshine or Corona?

Alcohol affects Millsaps life, especially
with recent sanctions against Fraternity Row.
How does alcohol affect these juniors?
Rusty stated, "I don't think there's any-

Megan Glidewell
finds a comfortable
social atmosphere
outside of Millsaps.

thing wrong with it as long as it's done in
moderation. It's just a part of campus life.
It's one of the hottest topics on campus.
Every year there's controversy. I'm not much
Of a drinker, and I am of age, so I really don't
think about it all that much."

"If they wanna go out and get plastered
every Thursday night, then that's fine with
me," Megan said. "But it's not only looking
stupid but, for women, it's being stupid. That
sort of atmosphere, where everybody's drunk,
doesn't lend itself to safety."
Clue #3: What's your direction?

Optimistic Rusty says "I'm looking for-
ward to the future, at hopefully being good
at what I do. I'm in the major for jobs. There
is no limit to jobs for people who are quali-
fied in computers."

"Grad school,"
states Megan, when
asked about her fu-
ture.

She finished with:
"in what, I don't
know yet. Which-
ever of my two ma-
jors I feel most com-
fortable in."

Seniors prepare to move
on, while they reflect back
on the Millsaps experience

Seniors focus on the future, yet are hesitating on leavmg the place they ve
come to call home, or at least a second home. While cramming for Comps, the
GRE, LSAT, GMAT and MCAT-or searching for that first job-these students
reflect upon the last four years of college life.

Where are they going from here? Nancy Sloan and Josh Phillips attempt to
ShOW 3 Clear picture On Where some seniors are headed, while painting one of

the past.

How has Millsaps changed your social outlook?

In an e-mail, josh wrote "that when I came here, I had this overwhelming

shyness that made it very diffi-
cult to meet and talk to people."

He expanded on the issue:
"..Being in the college setting
and being in numerous social
situations has forced me to come
out of my shell, to a degree. I
mean I'm still a shy person, but
now it's much easier to strike up
a conversation with somebody I
don't know."

Nancy exclaimed that, "so-
cially it would be Greek life."
Nancy went on to say that it gave
her "a sense of unity, a sense of
responsibility and a sense of be-
ing dependent on people and
them being dependent on you."

Decisions and indecisions...

Stephanie Yasinsw r&w nj think I always knew I
Nancy advises underclassmen to "just enjoy wanted to major in elementary

education," said Nancy, "but I

Nancy aavises uhuciuomu'". *~ i '

every minute because is won't last forever!"

tried to ignore it. I signed my
major card in elementary edu-
cation, but I didn't know [taps
her heart] until my junior year."

Josh had reservations, but
had decided on medicine dur-
ing high school. He stresses,
however, "I wasn't sure about it
until I came here."

Reflecting back...

"My senior year has been my
most interesting year, as far as
classes go," Nancy said. "And
my most favorite year, because
it's so comforting for me to
know where I want to be."

Josh sung a similar refrain:
"Academically, I feel like
Millsaps has made me better
equipped to learn."

After graduation, what comes next?

"I finally decided what my aim is after graduation," Nancy, an elementary
education major, claimed. "I want to stay here in Jackson, or go to graduate

school in Jackson."

She continued: "I don't particularly like drastic change, and I know 1 11 go
through changes after I graduate, moving into an apartment and getting ready
for a job I don't think I would want to take on the change of a new city.

losh also sees himself in Jackson, attending medical school at UMC.

"I'm working in the E.R. now, so if I don't get in a med school this year, 1 11
work in the E.R. and make money for a year," said the biology major.

losh expanded on this issue, when he carefully explained that my whole
family is involved in medicine in one way or another. I've always been inter-
ested in it."

Waiter Bixtim/l'txW

Josh Phillips loves community service, as
seen in his doctoral ambitions and E.R. work.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1 997

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

I need my fix

I've been going through withdrawal
ever since I came back to school more
than a month ago. I was used to hav-
ing an abundance of my "drug" every
day during the summer, but I had to
go cold turkey when I moved in here.
The supplier on campus just doesn't
have what it takes to give me my fix.
Sometimes I go home on the weekends
to grab just a little taste of my addic-
tion, but it only makes my dependence
even worse.
TV Casualty

Don't worry, I'm not a junkie, I'm
just speaking of my favorite cable
channel, Comedy Central. This sum-
mer, I lived and thrived Off of shows
like The Daily Show, Dr. Katz, Make Me
Laugh, South Park, and The Tick. Thanks
to the cable monopoly Wireless One
has here at Millsaps College, there is
only one cable package we students
can purchase, and it does not include
Comedy Central. It leaves out other
great channels like The Cartoon Net-
work and The Sci-Fi Channel. Sure we
get The History Channel, A&E, TNN
and VH-1, which are all decent chan-
nel in their own right, but why leave
out the cream of the crop from the se-
lection? Shouldn't I have the choice
to watch Comedy Central? Isn't it ev-
ery red-blooded, God-fearing, taxpay-
ing, Average Joe American's right to?
You're darn tootin'!
Who wants their MTV?

Some fellow students have voiced
their disappointment that we do not
receive MTV, for which they say VH-1
is a meager substitute. I myself care not
about MTV, mainly because I don't
watch Loveline or Singled Out, and they
no longer show Headbanger's Ball, but
without MTV how are Millsaps stu-
dents going to know what's cool? De-
priving us of MTV means we as a col-
lege are rapidly falling on the hip-o-
meter! Now we'll never be as cool as
Belhaven or MC! MTV is imperative to
keep Millsaps on the top of the heap!
That's all folks...

I guess it all boils down to freedom
of choice, which we have none of
when it comes to cable. We've either
got to take it or leave it. I chose to leave
it. I'm not going to pay for cable if I
don't get what I want to watch. Sure
I'll have to miss Nick at Nite and Looney
Tunes, but I'm already missing my fa-
vorites. When I'm a humorless, televi-
sion-deprived zombie scavenging the
electronics department at Sears for my
Comedy Central sustenance, maybe
the school will finally listen.

Millsaps a strong presence in local play

Carey Miller

A& E Editor

The Mississippi Actor's
Group will present the Jackson
premiere of Larry Kramer's The
Normal Heart on October 9-12
at The Alamo Theater, 333
Farish Street.

Here's a quick synopsis of the
play from a press release: "Ned
Weeks is a witness to a plague
that seems to be affecting the
gay community of New York
City. Both helped and hindered
by his lawyer brother and
friends, Ned decides to form an
activist organization..

His fight becomes even more

harrowing when his lover, Felix
Turner becomes afflicted with the
disease and the organization that
he formed threatens to kick him
out of their ranks."

The play stars two Millsaps stu-
dents and also two alumni. Chris
Robertson, a current student, plays
Craig. Vannesa Beaumont, also a
student, plays Dr. Bruckner. Mario
White, a '96 graduate, plays
Tommy. And Rick Senn, an alum-
nus who plays David, is also the
director of this production.

This performance of The Normal
Heart is a benefit for Grace House.

The Normal Heart is intended for
mature audiences.

Show times for The Normal Heart are Oct.
9, 10, and 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 12 matinee
at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admis-
sion and $7 for students and seniors. For tick-
ets or more information, call 353-4834.

Here's the scoop on LA, Confidential

Mark Salvaggio

Asst. A&E Editor

L.A. Confidential follows the investigations of three
Los Angeles policemen as they try to track down who
slaughtered a diner full of people. Guy Pearce plays Ed
Exley, a clever and opportunistic detective who is trying
to surpass the accomplishments of his father. Psycho-
logically haunted by the man who killed his father, but
who was never arrested, he plays by the rules but will
step on anyone who gets in his way to the top. Russel
Crowe plays Bud White, a tough patrolman, whose an-
ger dominates his good sense. Always quick to throw a
punch, he has a particular propensity for protecting
women. Kevin Spacey, in another unforgettable role,
plays Jack Vincennes, a detective whose interest in real
policework is lacking, and thrives only on the connec-
tions he has with a Dragnet-esque cop show and a tab-

loid reporter. The circumstances surrounding the kill-
ings at the Nite Owl Cafe draws each of them deeper
into the sinful world of Los Angeles, California.

What makes L.A. Confidential the best movie I've seen
this year (it now tops both Donnie Brasco and CopLand),
is that it concentrates on character development while
still managing to entertain you with a complex plot. JuSt
because there are three main characters, do not get the
impression that this some kind of buddy movie. On the
contrary, each character has his own idea of what it
means to be a friend, a brother in blue, and a cop. These
protagonists are not seekers of ultimate truth. They run
the gamut of good and evil, conforming and changing
their own parameters.

After the first few minutes of the movie, you already
care what happens to the characters. Don't be afraid of
the movie's 150 minutes. They'll go by in a flash.

October Preview

"The Politics of Remem-
brance: Memorializing the
Past in Indonesia, Israel, and
Mississippi"

Oct. 3 AC 215 12:30 p.m.
Through a comparative exami-
nation of national/state muse-
ums in Jakarta, Jerusalem, and
Jackson, David Davis, of the
Millsaps History Department,
will explore the processes of col-
lective identity.

"The Southern Jewish Experi-
ence"

Oct. 10 AC 215 12:30 p.m.
Mark Greenberg and Hanna
Griff, of the Museum of the
Southern Jewish Experience,
will speak on "Becoming South-
ern: The Jews of Savannah,
Georgia, 1830-1870," and on
"Coming of Age in America:
Circumstance, Life History, and
Folklore."

"The United Nations in a
Changing World: Building for
a Sustainable Future"

Oct. 24 AC 215 12:30 p.m.

Members of the United Nations
Association will explore the role
of the UN as peacekeeper, Ameri-
can national interest and the UN,
Earth Summit+5, and the UN
funding crisis.

"Welfare Reform and Mississippi
Women"

Oct. 24 AC 215 2:15 p.m.
As part of the Women's Studies
Conference, six experts represent-
ing state and community organi-
zations, Millsaps College, and
Jackson State University will dis-
cuss the impact of welfare reform
upon Mississippi women.
"Associated Colleges of the
South Women's Studies Confer-
ence Keynote Address"
Oct. 25 AC Recital Hall 10:30 a.m.
Gloria Wade Gayles, professor of
English and Director of Women's
Studies at Spelman College, will
deliver the keynote address.
"Millsaps International Studies"
Oct. 31 MH 111 12:30 p.m.
Imagine hiking through a jungle
or hearing Mozart's music per-
formed in the same opera house
where he once conducted.
Millsaps faculty and students who
have taught and studied abroad
will outline the rich experiences
available to students who include
Millsaps International Studies in
their course planning.

OCTOBER
CONCERT
LISTINGS

DRIVIN' AND CRYIN' -

The Depot at Hal and Mai's,
Jackson; 10 p.m. October 18,

PUERTO RICAN RUM
DRUNKS with DAVID C.
TRAVELIN' MEDICINE
SHOW - The Depot at Hal
and Mai's, Jackson; 10 p.m.
October 17, $5 21 and up, $7
18-20. Info, 948-7000.
$12. Info, 948-7000.

BIRMINGHAM JAM
featuring LITTLE FEAT,
R.L. BURNSIDE and
COWBOY MOUTH - Sloss
Furnaces, Birmingham;
October 10-12, $20 three-day
ticket. Info, 1-800-458-8085.

RUSS FREEMAN and
THE RIPPINGTONS -

Onini-New Daisy Theater,
Memphis; 7 p.m. October 12,
$15. Info, (901) 525-8979.

METAMORPHOSIS: a
rave to benefit Jackson
Stewpot featuring
RABBIT IN THE MOON,
MONK, SOTERO,
ILLUSION, ROBBIO,
MATT B, and KALEB LAW
- Capital City Station

Ampitheater, Jackson; 10 p.m.

October 1 1 , $20 with canned
goods, $22 without; Info, 478-
6432 or 948-4532 or by e-mail,
djtam(s>aol.com.

ZZ TOP with KANSAS -

Tupelo Coliseum, 375 E. Main
St., Tupelo; 8 p.m. October 4;
$25. Info, 841-6528.

TIM McGRAW with
MINDY McCREADY and
SONS of the DESERT -

Tupelo Coliseum, 375 E. Main
St., Tupelo; 7:30 p.m. October
10; $23.50. Info, 841-6528.

MORPHINE - Howlin' Wolf,
New Orleans, October 25.

MAN OR ASTROMAN?
with PANSY DIVISION -

Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans;
October 13.

LITTLE RICHARD -

Heymann Performing Arts
Center, I.afayette; October 9.

QUIET RIOT - Jimmy's,
New Orleans. October 18.

INDIGO GIRLS - Mud

Island Ampitheater, Memphis;
October 16.

10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE PURPL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1997

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The Sensuous Swami

Aries - Arians are known to be lovers of
freedom, but lately you cannot even
seem to take freedom that is handed to
you on a silver platter. Do things to free
yourself this week, and burdens will not
seem so heavy.

Taurus - The lines of communication
seem to dead end with you recently.
Stop snapping the wires.
Gemini - Your elusive nature hits into
overdrive this week,' and your impulse
is to hide from those who seek you, but
if you will just face them head on, things
will go much more smoothly.
Cancer - In love you tend to give much
and seek little, but you deserve more.
Allow yourself to enjoy love for once.
Leo - Leos thrive on adversity, and you
leave a massive wake of such as you pass.
Try not to be so offensive and less people
will avoid you.

Virgo - Your good deeds are to be ap-
plauded. Those who benefit from you
adore you. Life will run smoothly . . .
for a little while anyway.
Libra - Sensitivity to others is your gift,
but when are you going to start sensing
your own needs? You can only be leaned
upon so far before you snap.
Scorpio - Try to avoid being too critical
this week. You may anger the person
who can make your life most miserable.
Sagittarius - Your mouth is big and your
tact small when it comes to other
people. Try to speak of yourself more
than everyone else.

Capricorn - Not everyone around you
is as self-disciplined as you are. Take this
into consideration before chewing
someone out for not doing things the
way you wanted them done.
Aquarius - You have let opportunity
pass you by one too many times. Try
not to be so dense next time.
Pisces - Sometimes dreaming can reward
you if you are gifted artistically, but it is
still more advisable to try to keep your
feet on the ground and your head out
of the clouds.

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The fantasy world of Millsaps, 39210

Jason Otis

Columnist

We begin with scenes from the
previous episode- only the most
climactic scenes, though- such as
a drunken brawl on fraternity row
and the trials and tribulations of
David and Donna's relationship
manifested in a seven second clip
of a conversation between them
("Donna, will you please tell your
mother that we're going to live to-
gether?" "No, David, I just can't

Jason Otis

But, Donna, we'll
live in the atrium. We'll have separate bedrooms.").

Then this week's episode begins with a jolt. Brandon
and Steve are obviously arguing, with their faces twisted
in anger.

"Bro, you just don't know when to quit." Brandon's
temper is piqued, but he remains reasonable. "You're
already on social probation, and now you're gonna do
something that'll get you kicked out of school for good.
And," he adds, with a sardonic sneer, "I'm not sure
Daddy'll be able to bail you out of this one."

"What is it with you, Walsh?" Steve responds with a
question understood colloquially to be rhetorical. "I don't
expect you to agree with me on everything because
you're not a Kegger, but this you should understand."

Now we go to commercial with the camera focusing
on Brandon's face as he pensively looks into Steve's eyes.
We are left wondering why Steve is so upset. Well, our
questions are answered when, following the commer-
cial break, the camera finds Donna and Kelly leisurely
chatting over glasses of white wine on Jubilee's patio.
The dull, pale moonlight dimly illuminates Kelly's wispy

The Adventures of Joe Student

blond hair, and a flickering candle on -the wrought iron
patio table casts a yellowish glow upon her dewy face.
She leans slightly towards Donna. "I can't believe we
can't drink on campus anymore," she says.

"I know, but after that big fight on fraternity row, who
could blame the Dean for drying the campus."

"You're right, but we need to organize some kind of
protest or something, with professionally made signs. I
can't stand not being able to drink on campus."

Donna shakes her head slowly, and with big, misty
brown eyes, says, "I'm just worried about Steve, though.
He seems pretty upset."

The scene shifts back to Steve, who is raucously drunk,
stumbling outside of the KEG house with a nearly empty
bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand. He is screaming at no
one in particular, obviously in violation of the campus'
new alcohol policy. Brandon runs up, grabs him, and
with Muntz's help, brings him into the house. Steve is
mumbling to himself, but Brandon grabs him with both
hands by the back of his head and pulls his face towards
his. "Steve, listen. Steve, LISTEN to me!!" he screams.

"Wha, man, wha, I cant be at a schoo dat I cant drink
at, so Bran, lissen jus let me get kicked out, to hell with
it, man, I dont care."

"No, Steve, just LISTEN." Brandon was sharp and irate.
"I have a plan. We will have a protest. And that Dean
will have to rescind his new policy."

And that is the end of the week's episode. Of course,
the next episode is previewed and we see a huge, bois-
terous demonstration in the bowl, Steve has a mega-
phone pressed to his mouth, leading the cheer, as "WE
WANT LIQUOR AND BEER! WE WANT LIQUOR AND
BEER!" resounds, a la "Donna Martin graduates! Donna
Martin graduates" of the high school days.

by Carey Miller

I think I'll go in here to check my
e-mail. Oool-Aee-doo...

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SPORTS 11

SCAC SCOREBOARD

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL RECORD

Trinity Unversity 3-0

Sewanee 3-1

Millsaps 2-2

Centre 1-2

Rhodes 1-3

*No conference games have been played

Saturday's Scores

Centre 30 Washington & Lee 14

Carnegie Melon 20 .". Rhodes 13

Trinity 37 Austin 10

Millsaps 56 : Greenville 17

Sewanee 31 Maryville 0

MEN S SOCCER

School

.SCAC Overall

Rhodes 1-0-0 6-1-0

Trinity 3-0-1 8-0-0

Centre 1-0-1 6-2-1

Millsaps 1-1-1 4-2-1

Sewanee 1-1-0 4-3-1

Southwestern 1-2-1 3-4-2

Hendrix 0-1-0 0-4-0

Oglethorpe 0-3-0 3-6-0

This Weeks Games

Rhodes 4

Hendrix 0

Emory

Oglethorpe

6
1

Trinity ...
Millsaps .

8
2

Centre 3

Thomas More 1

Millsaps 2

Southwestern 2

Rhodes ....
Maryville.

2
1

Southwestern 2

Oglethorpe 0

Washington 2

Rhodes 0

Trinity 12

Oglethorpe 1

Hanover 3

Sewanee 1

WOMEN'S SOCCER

School

. SCAC Overall

Trinity 4-0-0... 8-0-0

Southwestern 4-0-0 4-4-0

Rhodes 1-0-0 4-3-1

Oglethorpe 1-2-0 2-5-0

Hendrix 0-1-0 1-2-0

Centre 0-2-0 5-4-0

Sewanee 0-2-0 4-6-0

Millsaps 0-3-0 2-7-0

This weeks results

Rhodes 12

Hendrix 0

Trinity 7

Millsaps 0

Southwestern 1

Oglethorpe 0

Southwestern 6

Millsaps 0

Trinity 4

Oglethorpe 0

Emory 3

Sewanee 0

Kalamazoo 6

Rhodes 0

Savannah A&D 1

Sewanee 0

Centre 3

Thomas More 0

Washington (MO.) . 4
Rhodes 0

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

School SCAC Overall

Trinity 3-0 12-5

Centre 3-0 7-7

Southwestern 2-1 9-7

Sewanee 2-1 6-9

Rhodes 1-2 11-8

Oglethorpe 1-2 12-5

Millsaps 0-3 7-4

Hendrix 0-3 3-11

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2.1997

To drink
or not to
drink

As I was in my organic chemistry lab
finishing up my 80-page long conclu-
sion in my lab manual, I got into some
chitchat with my lab partner, who we'll
just call Bone. Bone told me about the
MIT student that belonged to the FUGI
fraternity who died from over intoxica-
tion of alcohol. This reminded me of
the recent death of the LSU student who
died from similar reasons.

The social life on probably any col-
lege campus is important to most
people, at least that is the way it is here.
It is just a fact that people like to go out
and have a good time. Usually that
'good time' involves alcohol; for a lot
of people, a 'good time' involves alco-
hol.

In high school, those who really want
to drink will find a way. For others, it is
not very accessible, so they did not have
a choice. Another category of people
would include athletes, because for most
athletes somewhere down the line it
becomes an important decision; to drink
or not to drink.

For those who decide to drink, they
take the risk of the consequences: Alco-
hol prior to exercise (within 24 hours)
reduces the force of contractions of the
heart so that it can't pump blood as
much blood through the body, it in-
creases the amount of oxygen that your
body needs, so you tire sooner, and over-
all decreases endurance.

On the other hand, those who decide
to abstain won't have to face the same
health problems as do those who do,
although its a tough decision for most.

Now, is there a difference in drinking
responsibly and drinking too much. Al-
cohol in moderate amounts- a beer or a
glass of wine with a meal have been
shown to be good for your health. It's
been fabled that the French live longer
because they have a glass of wine every-
day. However, for someone to get in-
ebriated the day before an athletic event
is really decreases their ability to play.

No matter how you slice the cake, two
things will always end up the same:
there will always be people who decide
to drink, and the act of drinking too
much will always come with the price
of health.

Majors rout roar of panthers

Strong Safety Charlie Malouf takes down the Austin College

MAJORS DOMINANT FIELD IN 56-12 VICTORY:

Despite a slow start the Majors were able to march
over the kittens of Greenville in thorough defeat.
Carey Pierce

Staff Writer

This weekend the Millsaps football team soundly de-
feated the Panthers of Greenville College. The score of
the game, 56-12, only begins to explain the Majors' domi-
nance on the field last Saturday.

Despite some adverse conditions, such as playing on
a high school football field, some minor injuries, and
allowing a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage,
the Majors showed the Panthers very quickly what they
had come to do.

The Majors' offense, after a slow start, went on to score
on 7 consecutive drives behind the rushing of tailback
Mike McKenzie and the passing of quarterback Beau Pol-
lard. Pollard, setting a school record, threw for five touch-
downs and nearly 230 yards on only about 15 pass at-
tempts. Pollard was also named as the SCAC offensive
player of the week for his performance. On the defen-

Candacc Carlisle/ P&W

's wide reciever stopping the offensive attack,
sive side of the ball the Majors played a splendid game,
allowing only two touchdowns and few chances for
Greenville to ever get into the game.

Whether on the field or off, the spirited leadership of
defensive tackle Lyle Bennett and recently returned de-
fensive end Melvin Sanders spread to the entire team
powering the explosive performance seen by those that
were there.

The Majors felt that they had something to prove this
past weekend after suffering two disappointing losses in
the previous games.

For those that had any questions about the true na-
ture of the Majors, they only had to look at the statistics
as well as the smile on the players' faces to know that
nothing was ever in doubt for them and that they will
continue this season in just a strong a fashion.

The Majors travel this week to Abilerie, Texas to face
the Indians of McMurray University and, while they are
sure to encounter another tough opponent, the Majors
are working hard this week to ensure that the outcome
of this game will be as favorable as the last.

Major leagues begin postseason play

Swearingen

Sports Editor

Well, its October and all
the baseball fans out there
know what that means:
playoffs and the World Se-
ries.

This years Divisional Se-
ries include: the Astros vs.
the Braves and the Marlins
vs. the Giants in the Na-
tional League, and the Mari-
ners vs the Orioles and the
Yankees vs. the Indians in
the American league.

The Braves have jumped
two games ahead in their
five game series with the
Astros. Atlanta kept the
game honest with a 2-1 vic-
tory as pitcher Greg Maddux
worked his magic against

the Astro's. The next
day's showing was a pow-
erful display of the Brave's
offense as they pounded
Houston's pitchers yester-
day giving them a 13-3
victory.

The Florida Marlins
take the victory in the first
game of five with the Gi-
ants, 7-6. Although they
lost yesterday, the Giants
are guaranteed a game at
their home in San Fran-
cisco regardless of their
play in Florida.

In the American
League, the New York Yan-
kees come from behind to
land them in the winners

bracket with 1-0 for the
series over the Indians. Tim
Raines hits a three run blast
followed by Derek Jeter
and Paul O'Neil who both
hit solo shots themselves,
which put them into the

lead for good.

This year's post season
shows to be promising with
the caliber of teams com-
peting for the mother of all
bragging rights: The World
Series.

Intramurals Update:

Intramural Player of the Week: Chad Garner
Intramural Team of the Week: Chi Omega

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p. 12

Six students arrested in murder case

Sam Hall & Jason Stine

Editor & News Editor

Pearl Police arrested six students on Monday, Oct.
6, 1997 on charges of conspiracy to commit murder
in connection with the slaying of two students at
Pearl High School. Five of those arrested attend Pearl
High School. The sixth student attends Hinds Com-
munity College.

All six students were arraigned at a public hear-
ing on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Pearl City Hall. Judge Miller
heard pleas of "not guilty" on all counts from each
suspect before setting bond at $1 million per count.
Defense attorneys for the suspects entered a joint
argument against the District Attorney's motion that
bond be denied. The defense attorneys claimed that
Mississippi state law prohibited a city court judge
from denying bail. The District Attorney argued that
the suspects were a flight risk, a danger to others
and faced personal danger if released. Judge Miller
set a high bail as a result of this argument.

The shootings occurred Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Pearl
High School. Luke Woodham, a sophomore at Pearl
HS, allegedly shot and killed Christina Menefee and
Lydia Dew with a 30-30 caliber rifle. Woodham also
injured six other members of Pearl High School.
Woodham is also accused of murdering his mother
earlier that morning. Mary Woodham, age 50 of
Barrow Street, was killed by multiple stab wounds.

Pearl Police officials have given very little com-
ments about the charges due to an ongoing investi-
gation. Police Chief William E. Slade said in a press
conference on Tuesday that other arrest may come
as result of the investigation. He denied comment
on further suspects.

The students arrested Monday were taken from
their homes and from school. No comment was
given as to what the conspiracy charges were based
on. Rumors circulating Pearl High School claim that
the students were connected to a cult. Both Slade
and Dr. William Dodson, Superintendent for Pearl
Public Schools, denied comment on the suspicion
of cult activity.

Bill Dubuisson, a licensed professional counselor,

Daniel Lucas
Thompson (left),
Justin Sledge (center)
and Grant Boyette
(right) are led from
their arraignment
hearing Tuesday
afternoon. The three
suspects, along with
three others arrested
in connection with
the Pearl High School
slayings, were
transferred to the
Ranking County Jail
in Brandon.

Liz Dubuisson/P&W

Suspects

Conspiracy to Commit Murder Charges

• Delbert Allen Shaw, 1 8, 2 counts

• Daniel L Thompson, 1 6, 1 count

• Wesley Brownell, 17 1 count

• Grant Boyette, 1 8, 2 counts

• Justin Sledge, 1 6, 1 count

• Donald P. Brooks, 1 7, 2 counts
Murder Charge

• Luke Woodham, 1 6, 3 counts

;

has worked extensively with teens involved in cults.
Dubuisson claims to have contacts with cults across
the nation, but has no knowledge of cults related to
teens in the Pearl or surrounding areas:

Dubuisson did state, however, that teens are prime
targets for cults. He stated four reasons why teens
might turn to cult activity: sex, drugs, mental dis-
► see Pearl on page 6

Delbert Allen
Shaw, a
freshman at
Hinds

Community
College, was
arrested on
two counts of
conspiracy to
commit
murder.
Shaw is from
Pearl.

Vandals still loose after Sunday incidents

Liz Dubulsstm/P&W

Jason Stine St Sam Hall

News Editor & Editor

On Saturday, October 4, an act of vandalism took
place in the New South parking lot. During early
morning hours, a 1995 Toyota 4Runner, owned by
sophomore Cameron Bell, was keyed on 10 panels:
the hood and front panels, all 4 doors and the tail-
gate. Also, two tires were slashed. Among the mark-
ings on the car were carved several profanities about
Cameron Bell as well as the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra-
ternity to which Bell belongs.

The person(s) responsible for this vandalism are
unknown at this time. However, a security camera
located outside New South Hall was directed at the
precise location of Bell's car the night of the crime.
Security says they cannot reveal any information on

suspects at the moment because of a pending inves-
tigation.

Dean Sneed has openly expressed his deep con-
cern for the situation, as well as his anger with the
alleged vandals, which he says are still unknown.
In a recent interview, he stated that it is "atrocious
when someone commits that type of vandalism."
He then began to discuss his ire concerning the fact
that these vandals committed such an act in secret
and did not come forward. He said that anyone
"hiding behind a cloak of darkness [while commit-
ting a crime] is cowardly."

There have been many rumors floating around
campus that there is a connection between the van-
dalism and the forced resignation of former Resident
Assistant Mike McCown on charges of suspicion of

drug possession. This rumor has not been substan-
tiated and is not commented on by Dean Sneed,
however.

Two weeks earlier, Cameron Bell went before the
Resident Directors with a complaint about Mike
McCown because Bell allegedly discovered an ille-
gal substance in McCown's room. McCown's room
was searched thoroughly and residue and three seeds
were found. According to McCown's statement, this
was enough evidence for the director to force him
to resign from the Resident Assistant program. Ac-
cording to rumors, people believe that McCown and
the residents of his Galloway cube D3, are somehow
implicated in the vandalism. However, these are sim-
ply rumors and there is currently no evidence to
► see Vandals on page 8

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1 997

WW

The LS Experience

Everyone must go through it. It is
inevitable that its influenece will touch
nearly every student that sets foot on
this campus. It has been deemed one
of the most important aspects of the
Liberal Arts education provided by
Millsaps College. It is Liberal Studies,
and the staff of the Purple and White
(because we are feeling rather non-con-
frontational this week) generated sev-
eral views and opinions on this curricu-
lum.

People like it, love it, or hate; it is
hard for freshmen to leave LS without
some sentiment. For the most part, we
here at the P&W found the class use-
ful, even rewarding. Many thought
that the effectiveness of the course de-
pends on the competence of the in-
structor. One of us here had "very en-
ergetic and talkative people" in his
class, but felt the professor lacked en-
thusiasm and interest, so LS for him was
a failure. Then others thought is was a
complete waste of time and energy, and
received nothing in the way of intel-
lectual enlightenment or philosophical
illumination as a result. As one staff
member said, "I liked it in theory, and
I liked the teacher and the people I met
through it, but the class didn't actually
live up to what it was supposed to be,
mostly because people just didn't do the
readings."

Still others thought that LS, specifi-
cally LS 1000 (entry level course for
freshmen) succeeded not as was in-
tended by the developers as the course,
but as a type of "therapy." Said one
staff member, "...it was theraputic in
that we all came together with pasts
that affected the way we saw
things... [our individual pasts] came
through in our writing and we saw how
they affect what we do and how we
think."

With over two-dozen full and part-
time staff members at the Purple and
White, of all classifications, freshmen
through senior, there are nearly as
many impressions of LS and the Lib-
eral Studies program on campus. For
the most part, we believe that it is a re-
warding experience, granted several
things (patience, participation, and
open-mindedness being just a few). Of
course it all depends on one's attitude
in general.

FERD'S EYE VIEW

SPECIAL COLUMNISTS

Prospects of a
dry Bid Day

Walter Biggins

Staff Writer

Usually, I leave
campus on Bid Day.
There's just some-
thing about 200
screaming freshmen,
loud crunchy music
and wafting alcohol
fumes that doesn't
appeal to me. If all
the fuss doesn't give
me a migraine head-
ache, it'll remind me
of one, and that's al-
most as bad.

However, I'm
sticking around this
year. For starters, I
don't live on the
southside anymore,
so the buffoonery is
easier to avoid. But,
for the first time, I re-
ally want to see what
happens this year.
There's a strong pos-
sibility that the no-
alcohol rule will still
apply to Fraternity
Row on Bid Day. If
so, I'm going to sit
on the sidelines, to
see how the game is
played without
happy juice.

For what is Bid
Day without the age-
old glass bottles or in
our case - the age-old

plastic cups? Being
an independent, de-
spite the frustration
and noise, Bid Day is
the most fascinating
day of the Millsaps
year. I just don't get
it.

The actual bid
isn't nonessential,
but it seems second-
ary to the parties. Af-
ter people actually
get their bids (or go
home rejected), the
drinking begins. It
becomes a regular
Frat Row party, only
bigger and louder - a
campus-wide kegger.

But what if there's
no kegs? Will the so-
rorities throw a huge
Twister party? Will
Parcheesi reign on
October 11? Cer-
tainly, things have
been weird without
an alcoholic Rush;
it'll seem like the
Twilight Zone with-
out a beer-drenched
Bid Day.

Imagine: loud
rock blares out of
straining speakers,
people are looking
around in a daze -
what to do? - and se-
curity patrols around

with big grins on
their faces. Suddenly,
someone grabs an
empty beer bottle
out of a dumpster,
and spins it around
on the ground out of
sheer boredom.
Someone sees him,
and sits down beside
him, entranced.
Sooner or later, we've
got a campus-wide
"Spin the Bottle" ses-
sion going. Or
maybe it's "Truth or
Dare." Either way, it
smacks of junior
high.

Juvenile as it all
sounds, it can't be
half as immature as
what's probably go-
ing to happen: off-
campus parties
streaming with li-
quor, vomiting - but
somehow happy -
freshmen, drunk
driving, late night
security inspections.
Or, just as silly, Dean
Sneed revokes the
no-alcohol rule it
the last minute, on
Bid Day, and every-
thing goes on as be-
fore.

That would be a
crashing bore.

PHOTO POLL

What were your top
two considerations
when choosing a col-
lege?

TARYN
STEWART
SOPHOMORE

A small liberal
arts school and a
lot of campus
organizations
(diversity).

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JENNIFER DAVIS
FRESHMAN

/ liked the parties
at the Pike house
and being around
intelligent people.

DAVID BALL
JUNIOR

Boys choir, a
strong cheerleading
team, and college
clothing(with the
logos).

Regarding the article about the fight on fraternity row, security arrived 30 minutes after the fight and no one
was taken into custody. We regret any confusion this may have caused. Tor further clarification of these
errors, call Sam Hall @ 974-1211.

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OPINIONS 3

Jackson's Finest

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

I was out driving late the other
night. I am a bit of an insomniac, and
driving around town calms me down,
takes the edge off my restlessness, and
helps me get to sleep later on. At
around 2:30 or 3:00 in the morning I
was cruising down 1-55, minding my
own business, when I made the mis-
take of venturing
down County
Line Road. Never
in my life have I
seen so many
bored law en-
forcement offic-
ers. Two -fol-
lowed me in their
patrol cars
straight off the
ramp. As I drove cautiously down the
road past Northpark, the two original
cars left, and a third came up behind
me from a residential area, lights and
sirens blaring. A chubby, mustachioed
Bubba got out of the car, hand on hol-
ster, mag lite in my face and demanded
to see my license and registration. I
wasn't speeding, I made no illegal turns
and wasn't driving erratically. None-
theless Smoky questioned me at length
as to what I was doing out so late, asked

James Thompson

if I was driving a stolen car and as he
let me go said, "It might be a good idea
for you to get back home now, son."
First off, I hate being called "son," and
second, I have every right to drive
around as late as I want in any public
place.

This little experience made me real-
ize, I really don't like cops. City, county
or state. Feds are cool for some rea-
son, never dealt with them. City cops,
like the ones I've encountered back
home (I'm from Dallas), scare me to
death. I've never been in any real
trouble with the law, but just the idea
that these people can pull me over, get
me out of my car, beat me with an as-
sortment of weapons, put a gun in my
face, handcuff me and throw me in
jail, at any given moment, really fright-
ens me. I hate driving home because I
have to go through Louisiana, and
Louisiana State Troopers disturb me as
well. I was once followed from the
border to Shreveport, like he was wait-
ing for me to enter the Pelican State. I
was always brought up to respect au-
thority figures, but really, there is a
limit.

Maybe it's my Texas plates they
don't like, or even my car, big brown
"ghetto-cruiser." They'll just have to
get over it, until they put me away.

In and out . • .

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

Do you have homosexual tenden-
cies? I'll bet that you do, even though
you may not even finish this after read-
ing the word. Even if you report that
you never fantasize about your friends'
members, (or persons of the same sex),
you are lying if you say you don't no-
tice when one of your friends looks es-
pecially tasty in a
tight pair of
Gaps, good
enough to eat
with a wooden-
handled spoon.
But you can't ad-
mit it, or you will
be scorned by
your 'straight'
friends. From
now to forever, it will be my personal
mission to peeve as many people as
possible, as I'm sure this article will
fully consummate. And I really don't
care what you think about the subject
or the writer, because it's not my job
to make you mirthful. I'm just getting
out my version of the facts.

Last year on campus, SOAO had
problems getting a charter because
there were so many homophobes on
campus. What type of society spawns

J.C. Jordan

these individuals? It surely can't be the
Bible that makes someone a gay-
basher, because even though The Good
Book says that sex with members of
your own team is wrong (shirts and
skins anyone?), Paul the Apostle wrote
in Romans 3:23 that all have sinned
and fallen short of the glory of Him,
even heterosexual fornicators and non-
ballers. Besides, anyone who really
cares to understand knows that being
gay (apparently) has very little to do
with who your sexual partners are.
Luckily, I'm not worried about the
place I'll spend eternity, because God
loves everyone, regardless of volition.

The great thing about being 'the way
that I am' is that I can have sex with
anything I want and not worry that I
will want more. Bark, and I'll come
running. Or if I want, I can pretend
that I'm straight, and then everyone
waxes confused. I think we should all
make today 'Hug a bunny' day, and I
promise, there will be nervous twitters
from every corner of campus, except
of course this one. I'm relatively sure
that no one of either persuasion will
like this piece, but really, you can't pre-
tend these subjects away. Admittedly,
I am a dilettante as far as this issue goes,
but on this, my opinion of the subject,
I always get the first word.

On the Art of Blather: Part one

by Ted Ammon

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in-
stall ment of Ted Ammon 's piece. Due
to length, it will run in two segments.
Please enjoy Port One and look for the
conclusion in the October 16, 1997,
edition.

Remember Gunsmoke? Was that a
show or what? Festus, Miz Kitty, Doc
and all the rest, and of course Matt.

The good guys were exceptionally
chaste, absolutely beyond reproach,
and the bad guys were so foul that their
stench oozed from the TV and infested
your living room.

But the good guys always won, and
a solid moral lesson was learned by all.
The episode that inspired MY greatest
insight revolved around some cowpoke
who fbr whatever misguided purpose
had decided not to listen to the clear
voice of reason - Matt Dillon.

He therefore embroiled all of Dodge
City in a desperate intrigue involving
lies, women, alcohol, revolvers, blood,
horses, leather, some Native Americans
and fisticuffs.

As I recall Matt kicked in somebody's
door, pointed his enormous 45 re-
volver menacingly around a small
room, and shouted either: 1) "U.S.
Marshall - on your feet!" or 2) "On
your feet -U.S. Marshall!" I forget
which.

As the serpentine plot wound its way
inexorably toward the final confron-
tation between Matt and the semi-pro-
tagonist cowpoke, I could almost hear
the TV set crackling with moral con-
science.

And then I began to tingle because I
knew that an invaluable moral lesson
was but seconds away as those two raw-
hides faced off and glared at one an-
other, their dusty horses snorting in
the sunset.

Matt had a way of sitting in his
saddle ever so slightly humped over,
with his lips drawn tight and a placid
look, almost a look of resignation.

The other guy had a mustache and
hadn't shaved his face in several days.
You could tell he probably stunk to
high heaven.

He hemhawed around and finally
muttered, "Matt uh . . . some-
times a man does things . . uh . . . and
then they're done." To which Matt re-
plied, "Well Ed I guess that about says
it all."

It was then that I leapt from my
chair and danced wildly around the
house, blinded by the light of moral
vision, aswoon from the sweet liquor
of understanding.

I repeated Ed's line over and over:
sometimes a man does things and then

they're done; sometimes a man does
things and then they're done, etc., etc.

Aside from the redemption this man
received from Matt, whom he had
caused no end of grief from his fool-
ishness, and the lesson I hence learned
about giving idiots yet another break,
I also learned the crucial lesson about
what to say in tough situations: say
something that can't possibly be false.

The beauty of Ed's confessional apol-
ogy to Matt lies not in the actual con-
tent (who knows what he was trying
to say) but in its irrefutability. If a man
does something then OF COURSE af-
ter he has done that thing it is done.

The same holds true for women; this
rule cuts across gender barriers. It
doesn't matter what you do or who you
are, after you do it, it's done.

What was Matt supposed to say
when the guy uttered a statement that
could not under any circumstances be
false, except "Well that says it all"?

This example from the annals of
Gunsmoke is by no means the most
famous example of the principle of "In
a Tight Spot Say Something Meaning-
less But Irrefutable" at work in West-
ern civilization.

You will no doubt recall Pontius
Pilate's response to the request to
change the title he wrote for Jesus from

'The king of the Jews' to 'This man said,
I am King of the Jews.'

According to John, Pilate responded,
"What I have written I have written."
No kidding Pilate. I certainly have al-
ways found that what I have written I
have written.

Needless to say the person who
made the request of Pilate was speech-
less; at least Johnrecords no response.

You will also no doubt recall the
conversation in The Adventures of Huck-
leberry Finn between Huck and Jim on
King Solomon's proposed resolution to
the dispute concerning the rightful
parent of a child.

Jim was incredulous that King
Solomon would threaten to chop the
child in two.

Jim insists, "De 'spute warn't 'bout
half a chile, de 'spute was 'bout a whole
chile; en a man dat think he kin settle
a 'spute 'bout a whole chile wid half a
chile, doan know enough to come in
out'n de rain."

Huck was equally incredulous: "But
hang it, Jim, you've clean missed the
point." To which Jim responds, "Blame
de pint! I reck'n I knows what I knows."

And he was absolutely right; of
course he knows what he knows, and
Huck had nothing more to say on the
subject of King Solomon.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1 997

WOND

NATION

Three people, including an attorney
for the Pentagon, were charged with
conspiracy to commit international es-
pionage in an arrest on Sat., Oct 5. The
FBI stated that attorney Theresa
Squillacote, 39, her husband, Kurt
Stand, 42, and an expert in Slavic lan-
guages, 49 year-old James Clark were
hoping to overthrow the U.S. govern-
ment.

According to the FBI, this case dates
back to 1972, in which Stand began as
a spy for East Germany. Clark became
partners with Stand in 1976. He then
recruited his wife Squillacote in 1980.

Later, in 1990, the three helped E
Germany build an espionage relation-
ship with Russia shortly after the Ger-
man unification. They were able to get
documents from the U.S. State Depart-
ment and the Pentagon. The FBI found
these documents on Soviet military
plans and personnel.

The FBI also stated that Kurt Stand
was given a loyalty to Communism by
his parents, and Theresa Squillacote is
said to be a dedicated Marxist.

In order to get access to certain docu-
ments, Squillacote got a job in the De-
fense Department and quickly began
gathering secrets. She also sought a job
at the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget.

Their espionage charge can carry
with it a life sentence in a maximum
security prison and a fine of $250,000.

WORLD

Space shuttle Atlantis returns
astronaut from Mir

American astronaut Michael Foale
was returned to Earth in the space
shuttle Atlantis after spending time on
the Russian space station Mir for 145
days.

In the turbulent 4 and a half months
on Mir, Foale and the cosmonauts with
whom he worked, experienced several
problems, including a collision between
the space station and cargo ship. Foale,
a 40 year-old astrophysicist from Brit-
ain, planned to work with the cosmo-
nauts for 144 days, but thick clouds pre-
vented Atlantis from landing on Sun-
day, September 28. This circumstance
kept Foale in orbit for one more day
before he could move out of Mir. The
space shuttle Atlantis spent 11 days in
orbit before docking with Mir for one
more day, carrying Foale's replacement,
physician David Wolf, as well as a new
computer and other supplies. After
Atlantis landed the following Monday,
Foale was immediately given medical
tests, during which he said he felt fine.

Grace House: A renewal of Awareness

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

Just behind the Millsaps campus, a block down Mill-
saps Ave., stands Grace House. Grace House is an Epis-
copal AIDS Hospice in a two-story house built by Ma-
jor Millsaps at the turn of the century. Grace House
"is a place for living, not dying, with AIDS" said Colo-
nel Robert McGowan, the current director of Grace
House. The hospice provides much needed drugs and
care for AIDS victims, as well as a home and a family.

McGowan stresses that "AIDS is no longer a fatal
disease, thanks to new drugs such as protease inhibi-
tors. And although AIDS is still incurable, with the
proper medical program... individuals [with the dis-
ease] can live long, productive and rewarding lives."

Grace House has been open since Jan. 1995 and has
been home to 20 people over the past 3 years. It is
open to AIDS victims from all walks of life and ages
because, as Colonel McGowan reminds people, "AIDS
does not discriminate between white and black, male
and female, or young and old."

Grace House is a non-profit organization that sub-
sists mainly on private donations. Residents can re-
ceive federal assistance through the HOPWA (Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS) program, admin-
istered through the State Department of Health. The
hospice relies on private donations to fulfill its "Wish
List", a list of materials needed around the house. This
list is updated periodically and includes such things as
attic exhaust fans, deck furniture, and sponsored trips
for the residents of Grace House.

According to Colonel McGowan, Grace House owes
a great deal to its "Angel," Mississippi Lifeline. MS
Lifeline is a non-profit bingo organization that is the
hospice's largest contributor. McGowan believes that
"if Mississippi Lifeline had not adopted Grace House...
it would not be here today."

Sandi Vulkn/l'&W

Grace House is an AIDS hospice located in the Belhaven
area. Grace House is supported by Junior League.

Grace House is supported also by Jackson Junior
League. The Junior League in McGowan's words is a
group of "dedicated, wonderful, hard working, innova-
tive ladies." They sponsored a trip to the Palaces of St.
Petersburg exhibit and plan an upcoming Halloween
party and Christmas party for the residents of the hos-
pice.

McGowan points to the many donations that Grace
House has received as a sign of concern by individuals
outside of the hospice. The "Junior League Memorial
Freezer" and the "First Baptist Memorial Storage Shed"
(as McGowan has sentimentally dubbed them) are just
two examples of the type of contributions that Grace
House welcomes.

Grace House also acquires funds through a thrift shop,
Saving Grace, that it runs. The shop is located in Cen-
► see Grace on page 8

Seeking &
Understanding

Anne Mezzell

Staff Writer

CMT will be hosting the upcoming pro-
gram on the question of assisted suicide. The
program will address the question of "How
can we decide whether or not assisted sui-
cide is defensible?" In a panel discussion.
The three panel discussion leaders will be Dr.
Nancy Tatum, professor at Ole Miss Medical
center; Dr. Sharon Douglass, staff member
at the VA Medical Center; and Dr. Sam
Morris, theological reference to the panel.

Some of the possible topics that might
arise during the discussion include: ethics
in medical care, Biblical references to the is-
sue of suicide, and the question pain man-
agement as it pertains to assisted suicide.
However, the true focus of the program will
be how it can be decided if physician assisted
suicide is a defensible act. It is the intention
of the program to involve audience mem-
bers as well as discussion leaders - questions
and comments are welcome.

This program was proposed in response
to the recent public focus on the issue of as-
sisted suicide. Questions surrounding the
ethics of physicians such as Dr. Jack
Kevorkian have dominated the media for the
past couple of years. It is hoped that the
views offered by the panel leaders will help
to answer some of these questions as well as
clarify the issue of assisted suicide.

Senator Thad Cochran
to speak at LEAD
meeting

All of Millsaps invited to hear US
Senate majority whip

Christie Robertson

Guest Writer

Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran will be the first in a series
of speakers sponsored this year by LEAD. Cochran will speak
on Wed. Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the AC Recital Hall.

Cochran will be sharing his ideas on leadership and how he
became a state and national leader. His talk will be followed by
a question and answer discussion allowing students and fac-
ulty to ask about specific events in his career.

LEAD (Leadership Enrichment and Development) is a pro-
gram which was^tarted about two years ago at Millsaps to serve
as an outlet for students looking to find or enrich their leader-
ship abilities. It originally began as a program for freshmen to
help them develop and improve their skills in a college envi-
ronment.

This is the first year to involve upper class students. The
intermediate level, for all upper-classmen, is currently working
to organize project teams for students to exercise the leader-
ship skills they developed in the first level. The upper level
provides an opportunity for students who have already assumed
leadership roles in other campus organizations to discuss how
to improve those groups. The two upper levels are working
together to promote this series of speakers on leadership, and
would like to invite the entire Millsaps community to hear Sena-
tor Cochran discuss his leadership experience.

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Noble Black

This past Thursday and Friday the
Board of Trustees met in its subcom-
mittees and as the full board. As SBA
President, one of my duties is to rep-
resent student interest at these meet-
ings as an ex-officer and member of
the Board. I really enjoy these meet-
ings as they give me a chance to ex-
press issues important to the stu-
dents, as well as partake in discus-
sions of issues which may affect us
as a student body.

On Thurs. at the Student Affairs
Committee, I proposed a motion to
address the inadequacy of student
activities on campus. The proposal
was one on which the SBA had
worked closely with members of the
Student Affairs staff to formulate
what services we would have to of-
fer to students on campus.

The proposal called for an increase
in the student activity fee of $125,
bringing the total to $250. While
this may seem a drastic increase, it
would still put us far behind what
our competition, such as Rhodes,
Vanderbilt, and Centre charge. The

increase would be used primarily to
fund a greater amount of activities
on campus while also increasing the
quality of those activities.

In addition, the increase would in-
clude a free
Bobashela to
every student.
This would al-
low for the
yearbook to be
purchased at a
lower cost per
book and allow
that cost to be financed over the en-
tire year as with all other expenses.

Examples of funding options
would be greater resources to fund
campus organizations and SBA social
events such as Homecoming, Major
Madness, and other parties. It would
also allocate a substantial amount to
the year old Major Productions
which has enjoyed record atten-
dance at all its events. This money
would allow them to book really "big
name" people such as Adam Sandler
and others, which are currently be-

yond their very limited budget

The board voted after much debate
to recommend, not mandate, the
proposal to the administration. On
Monday night the senate voted its
unanimous support.

In the coming weeks the SBA will
be letting you know more about the
options available under the plan and
will conduct a survey of all students
to judge support and get feedback on
an exact increase in amounts.

Nothing about the proposal is defi-
nite yet, and we are still open to sug-
gestions on the exact amount of the
increase and allocation figure. Along
with the other SBA officers, and
members of the senate, I feel that this
is something that is long overdue and
could have a tremendous impact on
the social life of students and the
reputation of the college as a whole.
Please take time to consider the rec-
ommended changes and the possible
benefits and let us know of any ideas
or suggestions you may have. We're
here to work with you to make Mill-
saps what we want it to be.

Honor Council reviews actions

Britt Mendoza

Honor Council Vice Chair

The value of honor and integrity
cannot be overstated. At Millsaps, we
recognize the importance of integrat-
ing honor and academics.

"When students agree to abide by
an Honor Code, they liberate them-
selves to pursue their academic goals
in an atmosphere of mutual confi-
dence and respect", Academic Honor
Code, Article I.

The Honor Code is designed to
encourage students to explore their
potential in an academic culture that
values and protects their efforts.
When students enroll at Millsaps,

they become morally obligated and
bound by this code to protect this
sense of honor.

To ensure this environment of
academic honesty, students must
make a commitment of themselves
to the values and integrity that the
Honor Code espouses. As students
and protectors of academic honetsty,
I entreat you to educate and famil-
iarize yourselves with the virtues and
guidelines contained in the Honor
Code. A copy of the Academic Honor
Code may be found in Major Facts
on page 40. Sadl, many students fail
to uphold the virtues of the code sim-
ply because they are unfamiliar with

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its specifications.

Cases may be filed simply and
anonymously by writing a report of
the violation and submitting it to the
Dean of the Colelge. For more spe-
cific information, refer to Article IV
of the Honor Code.

Last year, fifteen cases were
brought before the Honor Council
for hearings. Of the fifteen cases, nine
students were found guilty, four were
acquitted and two are still pending.
The charges ranged from cheating on
exams to forging signatures of advi-
sors to plagiarism. Unauthorized use
of school equiptment has also been
a heard violation.

THURSDAY

The Normal Heart
(Play to benefit
Grace House)
Alamo Theater
7:30 p.m.

UN Day Meeting
12:30pm
AC 334

FRIDAY

Millsaps Forum:
The Southern
Jewish Experience
12:30pm
AC 215

SATURDAY

Bid Day

Majors Football vs.
Centre College
Danville, KY
1:30 p.m.

Men 's Soccer vs.
Rhodes College
11:00 a.m.
Soccer Field

Women 's Soccer vs.
Rhodes College
9:00 a.m.
Soccer Field

Campus Mass with
Father Joe Tonos
6:00 p.m.

Christian Center
Chapel

Women's Soccer vs.
Hendrix College
noon

Soccer Field

Men's Soccer vs.
Hendrix College
2:00 p.m.
Soccer Field

MONDAY

American Chemical
Society Meeting
7:30 p.m.
Olin Hall

French Discussion
noon-1 :00 p.m.
MH214

TUESDAY

Diversity Group
noon

3rd Floor Student
Center

WEDNESDAY

LEAD meeting

with speaker Thad

Cochran

7:00 p.m.

AC Recital Hall

THURSDAY

Seeking & Understand-
ing Series
11:30 a.m.
Christian Center
Chapel

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Sandi Pullen

News Editor

On Monday Sept. 29, an un-
armed robbery occurred at the
Millsaps Texaco. The suspect was
seen fleeing police through the
Millsaps College campus and
into the Bellhaven neighbor-
hood.

When the suspect went into
the Texaco Monday afternoon,
owner Robert Ward did not no-
tice anything suspicious about
him. "I was cashing a check for
the boy when he grabbed the
money and ran out the door,"
stated Ward.

According to Head of Campus
Security Wayne Miller, the sus-

pect ran onto campus from
somewhere on the North end
and came into Olin Hall. There,
he removed his outer shirt and
left the building to hide in the
front bushes. Two Millsaps secu-
rity guards were called out to
find the man, and one of them
came very close to the suspect.

"Texaco notified us [about the
suspect] and when we headed in
his direction, he must have
heard the crackling of our radios,
because he ran," said Miller.

Officers from Jackson Police
Department later found the sus-
pect at a house on the corner of
Oakwood and State Street where
he was taken into custody.

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Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editor-

»ushing emotions appear to flourish
the Millsaps campus every year in Octo-
8fr, and this year is no exception. A large
majority of the campus is active in the rush
process as Bid Day approaches this Saturday.
According to the Fiske Guide to Colleges, 62%
of Millsaps men are in fraternities and 60%
of Millsaps women are in sororities.

Rush officially began last Friday when si-
lence was imposed at 12:01 am for women
and 3:00 pm for men. After these times no
fraternity or sorority members were permit-
ted to speak with rushees that might be try-
ing to gain membership within their chap-
ters. The only time that rushees are allowed
to speak to members of fraternities or sorori-
ties is during formal rush parties, which also
began last Friday.

On October 3-4, rushees dressed to im-
press. The girls were entertained with
humerous skits, while the guys feasted on
banquets of food, listened to fraternity of-
ficers speak and viewed slide shows of fra-
ternity memories. One final formal rush
party will be thrown by each of the houses
this Friday. It will be a last chance for rush-
ees and fraternity and sorority members to
put their best foot forward and show what
they have to offer.

All of these parties sound like fun, but it
is not all fun and games. Emotions hang on
the line as many rushees eagerly await to find
out if they will receive a bid from their fa-
vorite fraternity or sorority on Saturday
morning. Others are sadened because they
already know that they will not receive a bid.
The campus is filled with many rushing
emotions!

^^^^

Brian Berryhill/P&W

Kirk Lawrence greeted rushee Jesse Milnor
last Friday at one the first formal rush
parties. Milnor'said that "rush is a lot of fun,
except for the silence, but I can deal with it.
I've met a lot of cool guys and overall it has
been a good experience so far. The best thing
about rush is the anticipation, the hopes that
I will get a bid I want."

RUSHING

Left: Richie Sumrall, PeytonHays, Sam King, Jeff
Mitchell, and Scott Edwards all talk about their
rush experiences. Sumrall stated, "In each house
I visited, I found that every guy I met was an
extremely good guy. Also, the food in the houses
saves my life because sometimes I slept through
lunch." King said that he has "realized that
fraternities offer many opportunities that I could
not experience as an independent." Edwards
went on to say that "A lot of the guys that I met I
never would have gotten the chance to meet
otherwise I have now gotten to know pretty
well."

Right: Rushees Sarah Dees, Kelly Malpass, and
Anna Nelson discuss their feelings before going
to their first party. Malpass feels that rush is a
"great time to make new friendships."

Bid Day 1996: Joyous
emotions were shown by
new sorority pledges.

Candace Carlisle/I'&W

Above: Vollyball player Andrea Klevan said
that last years Bid Day was "hard to
describe." She exclaimed that she was
"overwhelmed with every emotion. Playing a
sport and going through rush was difficult. I
was never here for the rush parties so I felt a
little left out, but on bid day I was welcomed
with open arms into new sisterhood. It was
awsome!"

123 women rushees paraded over from the Bacot courtyard, where they g
From 4:00 to 9:00 RM. they attended the first of three formal rush parties.

Reni Guidry stated "I was really excited
when I got my bid because I knew that I had
a whole house of sisters waiting for me. I
knew that these feelings were just the
beginning of bigger and better things to
come."

Conduct CarHsle/P&W

Joy Metcalf proclaimed that she felt
"relieved'' when she picked up her bid card.

Brian Berryhill/P&W

Rushees Josh Rimes and Aaron Ladner listened enthusiastically to a
fraternity chant, showing their pride, last Friday before they entered
one of the five fraternity houses on the south side of campus.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997

FEATURES 7

EMOTIONS

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How did you feel about going through rush as an
upperclassman?

Junior Lauren Stamps wrote, "When I came to Millsaps, I wasn't sure if Greek life was for
me. While many of my friends went through rush and pledged, I still had my doubts. But,
having a year to see what an incredible experience joining a sorority could be, I decided I
wanted to be a part of that special bond. Although I regret missing out on the freshman
experience of sorority life, that time as an independent allowed me to learn more about
each chapter and realize where I would be the happiest." Senior Steven Lokitz, also talked
about going through rush as an upperclassman. He remarked that, "Going through rush as
an upperclassman was almost silly because in my instance it would have been better to pick
up an open bid. I had a real good idea where I was going. It was awkward to be with so
many freshman that I didn't know, who didn't know where they were going. I hated
silence because all of my friends were upperclassman in fraternities. I couldn't even speak
to my own roommate! I'm glad I'm in the fraternity and if it took rush to get here then it's
a good thing."

2 What did you get out of your fraternity?

Senior Sean Spratt says "The fraternity helped me to gain a lot of friends that I had no idea
I would make coming into school and gave me something to keep busy with outside of
academics. I will miss lounging around the house with my friends after a great Saturday
night party."

Rho Chi's Jana Nye
and Dawn Acy are as
excited as the
rushees about rush.
Stephanie Barrett, a
member of
Panhellinic-a
governing body of
the sororities on
campus, says "The
purpose of Rho Chi's
is to be an unbiased
counselor, to help
girls going through
rush understand the
process and feel
comfortablr with it."

Brian BaryhiM'&W

hered before heading to the sorority houses around 4:00 P.M. last Friday.

Brian Benyhill/P&W

Collin Glidewell, Brian Ebare, and Jonathon Kilgore all enjoyed a few
laughs before their first formal rush party last Friday. Kilgore smiled
and remarked that he felt "relaxed and confident'' because he
"already knew a few guys from each house."

iterryhill/l'&W

Brian Berryhill/l'&W

Last Sunday morning this sign was discovered hanging in the bowl. The artist and author are
unknown.

Michael Nelson, a sophomore independent writes, " I remember an article in the paper
from early in my freshman year. It included a pie chart depicting percentages of the cam-
pus that were 'Greek' or 'Independent.' This was the first time I'd ever seen the term 'Inde-
pendent' and I realized that they were talking about people like me. I was suprised - I
wondered why my not being in a fraternity , among all my many personal qualities, this
one deserved a title. An actual capitalized title. I thought, doesn't that inflate the impor-
tance of being Greek? Then I realized: it actually makes Greeks dependent, or even
codependent. I dunno - I'm not into labels. Not even funny letters.... Keri Walker, who is
also a sophomore independent exclaimed "I enjoy being independent. Being in a sorority
would not fit me because I would feel like I had to conform. I don't like conforming. I like
the freedom to go my own way."

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► Vandals from page 1

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1 997

►Pearl

from page 1

ability or the promise of power.

Nancy Shaw, the aunt of Delbert Allen
Shaw, denied that her nephew was involved
in cult activity. She said that Delbert was a
bright student who stayed out of trouble.

Brian BenyhiU/P&W

Cameron Bell's 4Runner was vandalized early last Sunday,
prove that they were in any way involved with the crime.

On Sunday evening, October 5, in a Galloway Hall meeting in
cube D3 Dean Sneed attended with Resident Director Allison Hyko
and Director of Housing Anita Somerall. In the meeting, Sneed
made the residents aware of the seriousness of the crime by men-
tioning the Jackson Police Department's involvement in the case.
Sneed then asked if anyone knew anything about the people who
were involved in the vandalism, but none of the residences were
aware of who the culprits were.

Responding to rumors of the allegations of his involvement m
the vandalizing of Bell's car, McCown denies any and all of these
claims of wrong doing. He continues by stating that "people on
this campus that judge me [automatically as the vandal] need to
examine themselves carefully and they should judge me by my char-
acter, not by what others say about me."
Connecting it all with Rush

While Dean Sneed denies that there is any connection between
the incidences and Rush competition, there has been several impli-
cations of Greek involvement. Most noticeable is the explicit writ-
ing referring to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity that was keyed
onto Bell's front, left door panel. However, it is unsure whether or
not a member of a rival fraternity is involved.

Most speculation links the incident to a rivalry between two cubes
in Galloway, both made up predominantly of freshmen. The D3
cube predominantly freshmen who are hoping to bid Lambda Chi
Alpha fraternity, and D2 cube, who are predominantly hoping to
bid Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, have had several small alterca-
tions throughout the semester.

Furthermore, there have been two allegations of Rush violations
by Cameron Bell made by McCown and other members of the D3
cube. No one will comment on the allegations.
But not everybody will support the Rush theory.
"I don't think it's a frat issue at all," said Ricky Suggs, a resident of
D3 cube.

►Grace

from page 1

ter Square shopping center at 4101 Northview Drive. It is open on
Friday and Saturday (9 am to 5 pm) and offers such items as clothes
furniture and books. All profits made by Saving Grace are donated
directly to Grace House. . .

The Mississippi Actors Group is responsible for the next tuna-
raiser a play to be presented at the Alamo Theater. Rick Senn, a
1996'Millsaps graduate, will direct The Normal Heart, a play that
traces the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in New York City. Senn
said that he pushed for the benefit because he has "strong feelings
about the play and strong feelings about Grace House."

Senn stresses that the messages in the play are as valid today as
they were in 1980, when it was written. He is quick to point out,
however, that this fund-raiser is "not about the Mississippi Actors
Group... not about the play. It is about Grace House... and the people
[of Grace House]." He would like this play/benefit to serve as a
renewal of awareness of the dangers of AIDS.

Colonel McGowan displays a button with the quote "Someone
Jesus loves has AIDS" and states that he "looks at it every day. He
believes that "Grace House is a quiet beginning in answenng the
Biblical question, 'Are we our brother's keeper?'" McGowan ad-
mires the "spiritual dedication of Rick Senn and the Mississippi Ac-
tors Group" and declares the play is proof of an awareness and con-
cern for the victims of AIDS. The people of Grace House need medi-
cal supplies and material donations but more importantly says
McGowan "they need someone to drop by and spend time with
them... they just need to be treated like human beings."

Liz Dubuissim/P&W

Nancy Shaw learned of her nephew's, Delbert
Allen Shaw, arrest on the news. She came to
Brandon to await Shaw's arrival from his
arraignment hearing in Pearl.

"Delbert was always interested in further-
ing his education," said Shaw of her nephew.

Karen Shaw, also Delbert Shaw's aunt, re-
affirmed her sister-in-law's thoughts.

"Delbert is a really good kid. That's all there
is to it," Karen Shaw said.

School must go on

Dodson made brief statements to the press
following the arraignment procedures held
Tuesday. He affirmed that education is the
top priority of the school, and that the learn-
ing process must go forward.

Dodson made no comments concerning
the investigation, saying that he trusted the
Pearl Police Department to handle that as-
pect.

According to Dodson, no students have
been withdrawn from school.

Security at Pearl will consist of Pearl Po-
lice Department and independent security
officers. Dodson said there is no consider-
ation of closing schools at this time.

Before closing the school to the press, the
Pearl High School principal said that the stu-
dents and faculty were trying to get back to
education and making things as normal as
possible.

Further Investigations

Slade stated that investigations would con-
tinue into the murders, but would not com-
ment as to who they were looking at. Slade
did comment that no federal officials were
being brought in at this time.

When asked if adults might be involved,
Slade would not comment directly. However,
he did say that investigations were not con-
fined to students.

Preliminary hearings will be held Tuesday,
October 14 at 4 pm at Pearl City Hall.

Liz Dubuisstm/P&W

Joanie Palmer

Coping with loss
and horror

Sam Hall & Jason Stine

Editor & News Edi-
tor

Pearl High
School Freshman
Joanie Palmer
went to school on
Oct. 1 expecting
another day of
school like all oth-
ers - class, visits
with boyfriend
Jerry Safely and
making plans for
the weekend with friends. But this
would be a day that Joanie will never
forget... one that no one at Pearl High
School that day will ever be able to
chase from their mind.

Joanie was just starting her day when
Luke Woodham would change her life
forever.

"Luke started shooting and I was hit
in the leg," said Joanie.

But Joanie was lucky, her boyfriend
was nearby. Jerry Safely, a sophomore
at Pearl High, pushed Joanie out of the
way, taking gunfire. Safely went on to
save the son of the Pearl mayor.

Luckily, this part of the story has a
hopeful ending. Both Joanie and Jerry
escaped the terror with only minor in-
juries. Others were not as lucky.

Students at Pearl High have yet to
move past that day. While classes go
on, the memory of what happen still
looms in the halls. Walking into the
foyer at 3:30 pm one would expect to
find most students gone, but not last
Tuesday. Not quite a week later, stu-
dents remain after classes are over to
talk and help one another cope.

Signs and cards are made, ribbons are
worn and wounds slowly begin to
mend. Someday, the pain will subside
and laughter will return
For now, they cope.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

Sex, lies, but
mostly videotape

Interested in movies, video, or tele-
vision? Wait, keep reading. Some of us
have felt that there aren't enough cre-
ative outlets on this campus. So we
have banded together in an effort to
form THE FILM CLUB! "What will The
Film Club do?" you ask. Think of us as
the unofficial communications depart-
ment we don't have. Haven't you ever
wanted to make your own movie? Or
at least be on TV? That's what we're
here for. We want to utilize those la-
tent creative juices you've all been stor-
ing up for a rainy day. We will view
films, discuss the significance of films,
and examine the techniques of good
cinema.
All aboard!

Calling all actors, writers, techies, set
designers, prop managers, people with
lots of money, and people with good
equipment (video, that is). We need all
types of creative thinkers if we are go-
ing to take over the world. Oops. I
mean, to make professional-looking
film projects. All the work we do will
not be for naught. We will be working
with the staff of the Millsaps Channel,
which currently needs programming
and volunteers to fill countless hours
of air time.
Movie: Implausible?

Good examples of what can be done
on no budget and just the will to in-
fringe copyrights occasionally are the
movies you may have seen on the
Millsaps Channel. My friends and I are
proof that you can create feature
length videos with substandard equip-
ment. Several low-budget features have
been cult classics. Take for example The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Night of the
Living Dead, and the Ed Wood classic
Plan 9 From Outer Space. Why not make
something like that here? Okay, all
those movies are horror flicks. Person-
ally, I hate horror movies. Don't worry.
We plan to make various types of
projects. In fact, we'll film whatever
scripts are submitted to us (we retain
the right to reject all garbage).
John Hancock...

I know what you're thinking.
Where do I sign up? Our first forma-
tive meeting will be held on Friday the
24th at 2:00 p.m. Details to where it
will be held will be forthcoming. So
check your e-mail for updates. At the
meeting, we will elect officers, accept
scripts, and discuss upcoming events
for the Film Club. See you there.

Extasy, the ejector seat, & elephant ears

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

It's that time again, kiddies-the
time when a gaggle of toothless,
unwashed vagabonds descend
upon the downtown Jackson area,
hitching their trailers, erecting
their momentous metal amuse-
ment devices, opening the win-
dows to their wheeled eateries, fill-
ing the air with the scent of over-
cooked meat products-yep, you
guessed it, it's time once again for
the Mississippi State Fair.

This year at the Fair there's
pretty much the same old, same
old. There's rides, food, live music,
livestock, arts and crafts, etc.
There's a few new attractions, such

as the Extasy, a ride that billows
smoke as lights flash while you spin
at breakneck speed in a little mod-
ule—it's kind of like a rave in a cen-
trifuge. The coolest new thing,
however, is The Ejector Seat, which
is a two-seat ride attached to two
bungee-like cords, that are attached
to two ten-story tall poles. The rid-
ers are strapped into their seats, and
then they are blasted up to the top
of the poles, to bounce up and
down, fast at first, and then gradu-
ally slower. Now that's entertain-
ment.

So cruise on down to the fair. It'll
be here until Oct. 12. Grab an el-
ephant ear and ride rides 'til you
puke-all in the name of good fun.

Brian Berryhill

The old standby, the ferris wheel. Ride
it and other exciting rides at the fair.

Not your same old song and dance

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

If you like the finer things in life, like I do, you enjoy
great films, great music, great plays, great food... and (I
reluctantly admit) a great musical. But where, oh where
in Jackson, Mississippi can one see a good musical?

Thalia Mara Hall is the place. From now until next
April is the '97-'98 season of W. Kesseler Ltd., which will
bring to Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson some great touring
musicals.

Kicking off the season is Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, a classic musical by the master,
Andrew Lloyd Weber. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat will be performed on October 22 and 23 at
7:30 p.m.

For one day only in January, Bye Bye Birdie, the story

of Conrad Burton's final concert before going to the
army and the woman who will give him his farewell
kiss, will entertain audiences. Show time is January 30
at 7:30 p.m.

If you're a Rodgers & Hammerstein fan, don't fret.
They've got you covered. February 23 and 24 will bring
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel to our capital city.

Whether you're a Jet or a Shark, chances are you
have a special place in your heart for West Side Story.
Relive the magic March 23 and 24.

All a' ya'll Suthaners will be hootin' and hollerin'
over Damn Yankees come next April. On the 17th and
18th ya'll should come on out and sit a spell.

Ticket prices range from $18-39.50 for single tickets
and $81-177.75 for season tickets. To order tickets or
for more information, call 981-1847.

Carmen brings
passion to the
Mississippi Opera

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Most people tend to think of opera as some
fat lady in a viking costume singing in Ital-
ian at pitches so high that it breaks glass and
causes small dogs to whimper. The cultured
studentia of Millsaps, I would like to believe,
knows better than that. You should know
that opera is a fine art, with lovely, grandi-
ose vocals replete with vivid imagery, bold
symbolism, and a moving story. Or, perhaps
maybe you don't.

Well then, take a crash course in culture
Saturday October 18, at 7:30 when the Mis-
sissippi Opera's production of Bizet's lavish
opera Carmen hits the stage at Thalia Mara
Hall in Jackson. Carmen is the story of
"Carmen tantalizing and carefree, [who] sur-
renders only on her own terms. She easily
captures the most famous men, including the
bullfighter, Escamillo, and the jealous pos-
sessive soldier, Don Jose - leading them to
inevitable destruction."

Carmen features Angela Horn as Carmen,
Ian De Nolfo as Don Jose, Jamie Baer as
Micaela, and Thomas Barrett as Escamillo.

Ticket prices range from $25-45 and can
be obtained by calling 960-2300. Student
discounts are available.

SMITH FIELD FAIR

Scottish at Celtic Music

Special to P&W

The sounds o' bonny Scotland

Liz Dubuisson "/-

Photographer

I think there is something not just fascinating, but almost
sexy about bagpipes. So when I got the chance to review Scat-
tered Seeds of Scotland by Smithfield Fair, I was excited.

However, my first impression left me with the feeling that I
was listening to munchkins singing a Scottish tune. The lead
singer has a very tinny voice. I had almost decided that I did
not like the CD at all, but when I got to the third track, "The
Worshipping Stones," which is a minute and a half of just bag-
pipes, I had found just the motivation I needed to carry on.

As I listened, I realized that the words were quite striking.
The lyrics of "The Children of Scotland" touch the heart strings
with lament for a lost culture, "She can hear her children cry-
ing and the echoes of their names. Some have gone so far from
home that they'll ne'er go back again."

Smithfield Fair will be playing at Fenian's Pub (901 Fortifi-
cation St.) on Saturday, October 1 1 with shows at both 8 and
11 p.m. Scattered Seeds of Scotland is the group's newest release
on Centaur Records.

10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1 997

HOROSCOPE

I he Sensuous Swami

Aries - Blaze a trail of freedom for others
like you. This way you can help more
than just yourself to work toward inde-
pendence.

Taurus - Practicality has its usefulness,
but your love life is not where it belongs
now. Be impetuous for once, and you will
go places you have never been and see
things you have never seen.
Gemini - Your moral integrity is usually
impeccable, but what has happened to
your conscience recently?
Cancer - Your sharp ears have picked up
something too hot to handle. At a time
like this, it is better not to handle it, even
when questioned directly.
Leo - You never cease to amaze others
with your pompous nature, but more
forgiving eyes will see it as a good self
esteem.

Virgo - Your modesty conceals deep emo-
tions but nothing will happen if you do
not take a chance.

Libra - You have been looked over in the
past, but everything will turn out for the
best, even if it is not the way you in-
tended it to be.

Scorpio - Your intensity is frightening at
times, but it can make you a sexual mag-
net. Be careful not to abuse this power.
Sagittarius -Your blind optimism will get
you into trouble if you are not careful.
Open your eyes to what is going on
around you.

Capricorn - Your strength will not fail
you when you need it most, and just
when you think it will, someone will be
there to hold you up until you are steady
again.

Aquarius - You may have mistaken a sad
puppy for a silver tongued devil, but even
the best of us make mistakes. Just be care-
ful that the real devil is not already at
your heels.

Pisces - Sympathy will not make the
world's problems go away, but your kind
words are appreciated by those who need
them most.

Hallucinations of a Millsaps Woodstock

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

I often dream of a united
Millsaps. The dream I have starts
with the image of the Bowl- vacant
and tranquil. It seems to be about
two o'clock in the afternoon. The
sky is a dense, deep blue with a few
lush, white clouds, bold and com-
pact, dispersed about. The tempera-
ture is pleasant and there is a mild,
cool breeze rustling the leaves of
the sundry trees, but only strong enough to generate a
placid sibilance. It is a perfectly serene setting, and one
amply suitable for the beautiful dream that ensues.

Slowly and gradually a rhythmic sound disturbs the
tranquility of the Bowl. As the sound grows louder and
louder, I realize it is emanating from the speakers upon
the Student Center balcony. Then, as the volume reaches
it's climax, with the tiny speakers preaching the gospel
of Y101 as best they can, bouncing and twisting, boom-
ing the Back Street Boys like the Little Speakers that
Could, it happens.

The students come, dancing over and down every
cement staircase into the Bowl- from the Olin Science
Center, from the AC, from the direction of the clock
tower, from the upper floor of the Student Center, and
up from the PAC and the post office areas. It isn't just
erratic, unorganized dancing, though. It is like the danc-
ing of the Chicagoans in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day
Off 'when Ferris is atop the parade float singing "Shake it
up, Baby"-completely spontaneous, but somehow phe-
nomenally choreographed. It is an attestation to the
unity of the students that they move fluidly, as one, like

The Adventures of Joe Student

a school of fish, without rehearsal. They make their way
into the Bowl and a melee ensues. Ah, but not the vio-
lent type of melee you may expect. In my dream, it is a
melee of love.

Fists are thrown, but they are fists grasped by other
fists, thrown into the air victoriously. Angry words are
spoken and yelled, but they are the words of people an-
gry at the years lost in constant dissent and contest.
Greeks embrace Independents. Black and White people
dance together. Sorority members hug different sorority
members. And fraternity members kiss different frater-
nity members (non-sexually and ncm-Godfatherly, of
course). In the course of the dream I actually hear some-
one say to a new friend of his, "Man, hell with it all, we
all bleed purple anyway." My dream is one of a day of
peace, love, and camaraderie, in the Bowl, a Millsaps
Woodstock, if you will.

The reason I share this dream concerns this upcom-
ing Saturday... Bid Day. It is a time when a lot of friends
will be made, but a lot of friends will be lost as well.
And, in my experience, after Bid Day in any year, an
occurrence like the one in my dream won't happen. Per-
haps the people who become enemies after Bid Day pre-
sumedly due to pledging different Greek organizations
would have been enemies regardless of their Greek af-
filiations. And maybe each fraternity or sorority repre-
sents a different types of personalities who are inher-
ently pitted against each other.

Whether or not fraternities and sororities spawn en-
emies, I realize this dream of mine is as delusional as
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. The result of gathering
the entire Millsaps student body in the Bowl would not
result in a Millsaps Woodstock, but rather, something
more like a Millsaps Altamont.

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SPORTS 11

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL

RECORD

Centre

2-2

Trinity 4-0

Millsaps 2-3

Rhodes 1-4

Sewanee 3-2

Saturday's Scores

Centre 30 Sewanee 0

Rhodes 26 Maryville 38

Trinity 24 Colorado College 13

Millsaps 7 McMurray 38

Sewanee 0 Centre 30

MEN S SOCCER

School

.SCAC Overall

Rhodes 1-0-0 8-1-0

Trinity 3-0-1 9-1-1

Centre 3-0-1

Sewanee 3-1-0

Southwestern 1-2-1

Millsaps 1-3-1

Hendrix 0-1-0

Oglethorpe 0-5-0

. 8-2-1
. 6-4-1
. 3-5-2
.4-4-1
. 1-6-0
. 3-8-0

This Weeks Games

Centre

Ogelthorpe .

Austin 8

Hendrix 0

Centre 5

Millsaps 0

Dallas 4

Hendrix 2

Washington & Lee 1

Southwestern 0

Sewanee 4

Millsaps 1

Rhodes 3

Hardin Simmons .... 2

Sewanee 1

Oglethorpe 0

Rhodes 2

Austin 1

William Paterson .... 2
Trinity 1

WOMEN'S SOCCER

School

.SCAC Overall

Trinity 4-0-0

Southwestern 4-0-0

Rhodes 1-0-0

Sewanee 2-2-0

Centre 1-2-1

Oglethorpe 1-3-1

Hendrix 0-1-0

Millsaps 0-5-0

.8-2-0
.4-6-0
.6-3-1
.6-6-0
. 6-5-1
. 2-6-0
.1-4-0
.2-9-0

This weeks results:

Centre

Oglethorpe .

Austin 8

Hendrix 0

Centre 5

Millsaps 0

Dallas 4

Hendrix 2

Sewanee 4

Millsaps 1

Rhodes 3

Hardin Simmons .... 2

Sewanee 1

Oglethorpe 0

Rhodes 2

Austin 1

WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

School ..SCAC Overall

Trinity 3-0 12-5

Centre 3-0 9-7

Southwestern 2-1 13-7

Sewanee 2-1 6-10

Rhodes 1-2 12-9

Oglethorpe 1-2 13-6

Millsaps 0-3 7-4

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997

Winning and
Losing

Vince Lombardi is remembered as on
of the greatest coaches to ever coach
the high impact game of football. Not
only did he lead Packers of Green Bay
to early success in their first years of
existence, but he uttered some of the
most profound words expressed in
sports. He said, "Winning is not every-
thing, it is the only thing." It is a great
quote, but it's real meaning is some-
times over looked.

Lombardi was not saying that win-
ning was the only thing of importance
and that losing was failure. It is simply
that he hated the idea of losing.

And in case you were wondering,
there is a difference between failure and
losing. Failure is the desire to accom-
plish a goal without the motivation to
actually make it a reality. Losing is de-
feat after all preparations were made
and all skills utilized. After losing, you
can still hold your head high. This is
usually not the case after failing.

Of course, I am not saying that los-
ing is something that is easy to cope
with because I know just how bad it is-
especially losing bad. It is usually a feel-
ing of disgust.

However, good athletes will take that
loss with a grain of salt. Instead of wish-
ing to redo a particular moment, a good
athlete will just look for that moment
as it happens. When that moment is
found, the athlete will know exactly
how to handle it.

This is the one of the greatest ideals
of sports- to learn from your prior mis-
takes. There could be no professional
athletes otherwise because everybody
would be on the same level. I tend to
think that a professional athlete is one
who has learned form every mistake
that he/she has made and has made
preparations to combat those situations
in the future. Learning takes change,
and without change no improvement
can ever be made.

Winning is not just an act, it's an at-
titude, and it is hard to be specific con-
cerning winning. A winner would
rather be respected than appreciated.
The winner loves game-on-the-line situ-
ations and makes the most of them.

It has been said before and I truly
believe it, "It is how you play the game,
not whether you win or lose." I would
add only one thing for this phrase to
be perfect: "It is how you play the game"
and how you adjust to defeat... After
all, that's what makes a good player
perform his/her very best.

Majors go down kicking

A LONG TRIP: After a grueling trip the
Majors had a hard time dealing with
Sewanee and Centre.
Jenny Allred

Staff Writer

This past weekend, both the Majors and
the Lady Majors traveled to Sewanee, Ten-
nessee and Danville, Kentucky to play The
University of the South and Centre College,
two SCAC teams.

The trip was a far cry from the comfort
and speed enjoyed last week as the soccer
teams traveled via Delta to San Antonio,
Texas to battle Trinity University. Luckily, the
bus ride went without a hitch-at least, with-
out any mechanical hitches.

The scores of the games did not turn out
so well. Despite 8 saves by senior Jeremy
Dobay in the game against University of the
South, the Tigers were still able to find the
back of the net twice to give them a 2-0 win
over Millsaps.

The women were also defeated 5-1 . Fresh-
man goalkeeper Kate Pearce had 12 saves, and
there were shots taken by Leigh Dunavent
and Heidi Hudlow, but the Lady Majors were
not able to put themselves on the board un-
til Hudlow scored on a penalty shot.

On Sunday, the Majors and Lady Majors
faced Centre College. Dobay had another 6
saves, yet the Centre College Colonels man-
aged to edge 3 shots past him, giving them a
3-0 victory over the Majors.

For the women, Kate showed off her

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Murray Pace fights for control of the ball in their recent battle with

kept up the pace and finally ended the game victoriously,
with a 5-0 win over the Lady Majors.

SCAC rankings after this weekend's play list the Lady
Majors as eighth and the Majors as sixth.

This weekend, both the Majors and the Lady Majors
hope to improve their SCAC rankings as they play their
last two conference games against Rhodes College and

The Lady Majors start off the weekend with a 9 a.m.
game on Saturday versus the Rhodes Lynx and the Ma-
jors follow at 11:00. On Sunday, the women play Hendrix
at noon and the men play at 2:00 p.m.

This is the last full weekend of at-home conference
play for soccer, so be sure to come support the Majors
and Lady Majors.

Majors still afloat, despite
injuries to key players

April McGreger

Staff Writer

Five turnovers and 93 penalty yards
proved fatal for the Majors in their 38-7 loss
to McMurry on Saturday. Returning after
haltime with a score of 10-7, McMurry scored
on the first play from scrimmage and didn't
let up until three touchdowns and 28 points
later. The Majors had the ball within the 20
yard line three times but failed to convert
due to a fumble, an interception, and a
missed field goal. The solo touchdown for
the Majors came in the second quarter when
Beau Pollard hit Wes Ingram with 26 yard
pass.

Freshmen punter Ryan Miles punted seven
times for a 44 yard average. Other freshmen
included leading tackier Jason Rich and de-
fensive back Marty Franscogna, who had an
interception.

They have been plagued all season by

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Refusing to go down, Trinity McKenzie fights for the extra yard,
numereous injuries to the starting line, including Adam this weekend for their first conference game as a much
Cabell, Byron Blackwell, Melvin Sanders, and Clay healthier team in hopes of smoothing out that rocky
Nelson, to name a few. The 2-3 Majors travel to Centre road to victory.

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October 16, 1997

Features:

Check out the results from
Bid Day and get a sneak-
peek into the Women 's
Studies Conference...

p. 8

Alcohol policy a success in the
aftermath of bid day

Jason Stine

News Editor

Dean of Students David Sneed was
pleased with the outcome of bid day
on fraternity row on Saturday, Oct. 1 1,
in regard to the alcohol policy that has
been a primary concern lately on cam-
pus.

On bid day, all fraternity houses
were permitted to register for alcohol
after a majority of the members at-
tended meetings held by Sneed and
other faculty members. In the meet- "
ings, Sneed carefully explained the de-
tails of the Millsaps alcohol policy,
which was heard by a minimum of
80% of the members of each fraternity.

Two weeks ago, Sneed stated that he
would rescind all requests from cam-
pus organizations to register for alco-
hol functions until these organizations
were fully educated in the rules and
regulations pertaining to alcohol in
Millsaps. This repeal was still in effect
on bid day and continues to be carried
out by the administration. However,
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point by point delowed to request al-
cohol on Saturday.

When asked how he felt bid day
turned out this year, Sneed responded
by saying it was "fantastic." He reiter-
ated his approval of the behavior of the
students on Saturday, stating that re-
garding the issue of alcohol, "out of

the 7 bid days that took place [during
his administraton] this was the best bid
day ever."

There were, however, a few prob-
lems with alcohol abuse during bid
day, Sneed pointed out. He said the
ones with whom he had problems were
some students who were not members

of any fraternity. Also, some problems
arose with alumni of Millsaps and with
people who were not students of the
college. Other than a few isolated in-
cidents with these groups, the festivi-
ties went smoothly.

Currently, the only organizations
that are allowed to request alcohol
functions are the fraternities with
whom Sneed met. Several campus so-
rorities have scheduled meetings with
the faculty for this week and the next
to talk about the regulations of the al-
cohol policy, and other college orga-
nizations including the United Nations
group has scheduled meetings as well.

Dean Sneed closed by again stating
his satisfation of the outcome of bid
day, and said that he wasn't the only
one involved in the pleasing results of
last Saturday's festivities. It was from
the combined efforts of the security,
who he said did an excellent job that
day, the student leadership of the fra-
ternities, and also the students them-
selves that helped to make this one of
the best bid days ever.

Women begin to become
visible on October 24

Andrea Johnson

Guest Writer

Although her work remained largely ig-
nored during her lifetime and for centuries
after her death, the voice of Renaissance poet
Aemilia Lanyer will be heard at Millsaps
College this October. Senior English major
Aimee Primeaux will be Lanyer's spokesper-
son at the Women's Studies Conference Oc-
tober 24-26.

At the conference, titled: "Becoming Vis-
ible: Women's Struggles for Justice." Orga-
nizers hope that the struggles of many
women, both contemporary and historical,
will become known as their voices are heard-
-the voices of women speaking about women
and for women, and making visible the
hopes of women for justice.

In an Atlanta meeting seven years ago, a
small group of Women's Studies coordina-
tors from among the 14 Associated Colleges
of the South conceived the idea of the bien-
nial conference as a way to build interest in
women's studies and improve existing pro-

grams, said Dr. Anne MacMaster, Coordina-
tor of Women's Studies at Millsaps. This
year's conference is the third. Others were
held in 1993 at Furman College and in 1995
by Trinity College.

The conference at Millsaps represents not
only an opportunity for Millsaps, its faculty,
and its students to gain recognition and
greater visibility, but may be an opportunity
to consider ways to "better women's lives be-
yond the campus," Dr. MacMaster said.

Of the 14 colleges belonging to the Asso-
ciated Collages of the South, nine will be
represented at the conference, along with
113 other colleges and universities, and 12
organizations and individuals.

Dr. MacMaster, assisted by a committee
of faculty and students, has worked for the
last two years on the planning of the Mill-
saps conference, which includes a keynote
address entitled "In Search of Our Rage: The
Urgency of a New Movement for Justice," by
Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles, Director of Women's
► see Women on page 10

Cochran speaks

Jason Stine

News Editor

On Wednesday evening,
Oct. 15, Mississppi Senator
Thad Cochran spoke at a pub-
lic forum sponsored by the
LEAD organization.

Senator Cochran opened,
not by giving any formal re-
marks or discussing just his
current policies, but talking
about his life. He discussed the
many paths he took in his life,
focusing on how he became a
senator, all the decisions he
made in his life that resulted in
his success in politics, and his
views on how to be successful
in any career.

One piece of advice he gave
to students was his statement
about choosing a career in the
future. He said "To try to force
yourself [to make a decision]
about what to do in your life,
so early in life, is bound to
cause frustration." He also em-

phasized the importance for stu-
dents to consider all their inter-
ests and keep their minds open
to all possibilities in order to
have a successful and rewarding
life.

Other topics that Senator
Cochran discussed were several
of his views on the characteris-
tics needed to be in the senate.
Among these views, he stressed
the importance of such basic
qualities as being a good lis-
tener, as well as the ability to
care "passionately and deeply"
about all issues that a senator
deals with.

He stated that he was be-
lieved by his peers and many
others to possess these qualities,
which was why he received
countless recommendations to
enter politics. For this reason,
he decided to run for senator of
Mississippi, and in 1973, he be-
came the first Republican can
► see Thad on page 5

2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1997

What's the Rush?

After the buildup and anxiety, Greek
Rush at Millsaps has come and gone,
and it has left behind a rather ambigu-
ous wake. At least it has here at the
P&W office. Since we consider our-
selves a fair microcosm of the Millsaps
campus as a whole, we feel that our
opinions of this year's Greek rush ac-
curately represent the entire commu-
nity. Of course, it could just be us.

For the most part, the Purple and
White thought this rush lacked on
many levels. Many of us here are in-
volved with one Greek organization or
another, but there are also many of us
who fall under the GDI column. Said
Bid Day for girls' rush was "a day of
mixed emotions. ..girls' rush was very
dirty, there was a lot of persistence by
friends, a lot of surprises." She went on
to compare men's rush to female's in
that "Girls are more instinctive, and
sororities are a "chickish club,' and guys
are more bonding [during Rush] than
petty, like girls can be and usually are."

Other ladies had a more scathing
opinion of what went on last week.
One unaffiliated staffer was more than
blunt in saying "Rush is the most hor-
rible thing in the world and no female
should go through it. They are very
petty." Others agreed, calling sorority
members "hypocritical, who act just
like, if not worse than the women they
cut from the sorority."

As for men, Rush is "a great way to
meet a lot of people and make new
friends," as most fraternity members
would agree. "But people get crushed
by it, hurt, as some Greeks can be vin-
dictive," as one person stated in the
same breath. Another staff member
made the point, quite directly, that "ev-
eryone hates rush. After rush it's great.
But people do get hurt in the process,
and there must be a better way to re-
cruit Greeks."

In short, about half of us here were
involved in Greek Rush this year, and
nearly all of us had a gripe about the
way things were run. We don't want
to rub anyone, or any group, the wrong
way, but shallowness and dirty politics
seemed to be more than prevalent. As
many people on this campus that
walked out of Rush '97 satisfied walked
away feeling hurt, dejected, and
cheated by a system, into which we all
have put our faith.

■

FERD S EYE VIEW

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the editor:

For my doctoral
dissertation on real-
ity control, I chal-
lenged the way orga-
nizational reality was
defined on a typical
university campus,
by writing articles in
the campus student
newspaper and by
documenting each
crisis and the general
chaos that my writ-
ings caused.

Out of this chaos
came many con-
structive changes:
The chairman of the
board of regents was
ousted. The univer-
sity business man-
ager was sent to
prison.

In addition, the
accreditation agency
put the university on
probation. The
whole university was
reorganized. The fac-
ulty got a 19% pay
raise. Women got
equal pay. Plus much
more. I dare to think
that every university
could use a few such
changes. What about
yours? Please re-
spond by e-mail.

My doctoral re-
search project also
caused a fourteen-
year lawsuit between
myself and the uni-
versity chain of com-
mand. All the other
universities and all

the school boards in
the state joined
against me in the
lawsuit. I won a
unanimous jury ver-
dict. The documen-
tary that was to have
been my dissertation
was first published as
exhibits in a trial
transcript. Be careful
what topic you
choose for a disserta-
tion!

My use of a stu-
dent newspaper in
this research project
demonstrated to me
how widely these
newspapers are actu-
ally read and what a
powerful instrument
for constructive
change they can be.
(I need help in get-
ting this letter pub-
lished in student
newspapers in other
countries.)

By means of this
field research, I dis-
covered certain time-
less universal in-
sights into how we
all define reality,
from which I struc-
tured a seven-step
ladder of motivation
development. You
can now rate both
yourself and your
campus culture on
the same scale!

I invite you to
please climb http://
www.jacobsladder.com
in Cyberspace to de-

termine (i) your own
level of motivation
development and (ii)
your own generic
worldview. Together
we can redefine real-
ity world wide. My
web site applies this
new knowledge to
science, religion,
education, and in-
dustry. Over fifty
pages of my most
outrageous (and sci-
entifically verifiable)
writings can be
downloaded for free!

At my WWW
Book Store my text-
book and my case-
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control are also of-
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is why this is a com-
mercial web site.
Does your university
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team-taught,
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yet, then use my free
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Please visit my
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behavior. Or post
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board.

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CORRECTIONS

PHOTO POLL

What do you think a
feminist is?

KIM JOHNSON
SOPHOMORE

/ think that a
feminist is some-
one that believes
women should
have equal rights.

JYNGER
HARPER
SOPHOMORE

A radical-I don 't
think any extremist
is positive. There
has to be a bal-
ance.

KEVIN

MCMAHON

JUNIOR

/ don 't know what
a feminist is— just
dip me in honey
and throw me to
the lesbians.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 6, 1 997

OPINIONS 3

Drunken scratches and scrivenings

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

If I hear one more GDI (that's * *
independent for the slow-witted) at-
tempt to flay fraternities and sororities
on the grounds that a good percent-
age of their constituents consume al-
cohol, I am going to drink a liter of
Jim Beam and vomit it back on them
in their honor. Just because drinking
is an activity
which seems to
lure a fairly large
portion of bottle-
nosed attendees
into its dolphin-
safe nets, it does
not give the inde-
pendents the
right to ruminate
on these suppos-

ingly necessary mix of socializing and
drinking. Stupidity says, "Let's drink a
lot and fight other fraternities on the
row! Yeah!!! *burp*." I'll be the first to
say that I like a
good fight (but ~~ "" — ~~
only with you,
baby), but these
moronic
squabbles are
hogwash, and not
worth a moment
more of our time.

But the GDI's
quickly gain the
upper hand in

"...they front the ar-
gument, "Well, I
didn't have to buy
my friends/'

-J.C. Jordan

J.C. Jordan

edly useless gobs of flesh as beer-swill-
ing imbeciles. The people you are con-
demning are passing through a period
of their lives that you couldn't possi-
bly understand, much less come to co-
gent conclusions concerning their in-
telligence or lack thereof.

But fraternities and sororities, you
should know that you don't stand a
chance when it comes to escaping the
bloodhounds and floodlights. GDIs are
right when they condemn the seem-

this argument's battlefield when they
front the argument, "Well, I didn't
have to buy my friends." Older frater-
nity members when rushing perspec-
tive pledges spare no luxury when at-
tempting to "buy" inductees, what
with meals, gifts, favors and the like,
all in the hopes that they can fool the
students into agreeing to pay for a
group of friends. It is despicable that
fraternities resort to fawning to guar-
antee a populous initiate class. Hand-
licking went out of style ages ago. This
has the potential to break down trust
important in relationships, especially
if the rushee has been persuaded by
more than one fraternity, and the stu-

dent feels forced to "choose" which fra-
ternity or sorority best mimics their
own views (or seems to) and mold
themselves to fit the non-existent con-

' ventions to

1 which the organi-

zations hold. For
this reason I
hereby banish all
Greek groups
eternally into the
fourth dimension
with three clicks
from my ruby-
studded pumps.
However, the

individuals who feel they must congre-
gate with a named group to have any
self-worth are not all morons. These
congregations on the whole have
strong internal structures (based on
what I'll never know) and these car-
tels do try to help their community,
something that no GDI can claim on
their own. This is their last, but in the
end, most redeeming endowment. But
this alone can never overpower
drunken or sober behaviors among fra-
ternity members. I wish I'd never had
to choose between one life and the
other, and I think everyone on cam-
pus would be better off if we didn't
have to make these doltish decisions. I

know that since Bid Day has come and
gone some of you have already made
these choices, but I can tell you now
that it's not too late to get out. If every
one of you did this, there would have
to be some rethinking across this cam-
pus. Have your friends - just don't pay
for them. And if they say you can't
"hang out" because you can't or won't
cough up enough mammon to be in
their club, you tell them that they were
fakes from the beginning. Then you'll
find out who your real friends are.

But alas, the real world doesn't fall
into my Utopia; I will soon be seen
drinking until I can't lift the bottle to
my lips any longer and my body is lac-
erated and abraded from repeated in-
ebriated stumblings. I will also be no-
ticed endeavoring to fill up an empty
spot with something, because religion
just doesn't work for me, and I am sure
I am not alone in this matter. I know
that if I have a good time, even if it is
artificially created, I don't have to con-
sider my misgivings, and present con-
siderations often have more bearing
than any future consequence: some-
times unconsciousness is supremely
better than consciousness. So don't call
me mentally lethargic because I drink
- I'm not nearly as perfect as you claim
yourself to be.

On the Art of Blather: Part two

Dan Quayle, bless his heart made
what I think is surely the most aston-
ishing point stated publicly in Ameri-
can politics: "A mind is a terrible thing
to waste. But what is worse is not to
have a mind at all." And he would
know, because he was born anencepha-
lic, and although he never gained con-
sciousness he was nevertheless nomi-
nated to run on the Republican ticket
with George Bush. (Actually their
unique deficiencies complemented
one another perfectly. Quayle was in-
capable of thought as we know it, and
Bush was incapable of formulating a
coherent English sentence). I'll give
Quayle this, however - surely it is pref-
erable to have a mind and then waste
it than not to have a mind at all. I
wonder if what he really meant to say
was: "I regret that I have but one mind
to waste for my country."

All of us, I invite you consider, do
what we do, write what we write, know
what we know, and have minds to
make up or change ~ and we eat what
we eat, and say what we say, and so
on, and when you find yourself in the
midst of a difficult or awkward con-
versation, you may be well-advised to
remind the world of these indisputable
facts.

Here is an example of how I put this

Ted Ammon

idea to work. A good friend contracted
one of those hideous stomach viruses
that cause the rapid expulsion of bodily
fluids in two directions, and so desti-
tute was his condition that he betook
himself to the hospital. Alas in the hos-
pital a not especi-
ally clever nurse
gave him a di-
uretic instead of
the desperately
needed, the
openly yearned-
for cmn'-diuretic.
He therefore ex-
pelled even more
bodily fluids with
breathtaking tenacity. Poor fellow;
when he finally flowed from the hos-
pital he was a but a trickle of the manly
geyser he had been before entering.

Well the first time I saw him after
his convalescence the two of us were
doing yardwork in our respective back-
yards, which were separated by two
other yards. In fact he was watering the
grass, which struck me at first as a weird
form of self-abuse, given what he had
just experienced. Perhaps he was ac-
climating himself to the productive use
of fluids. Anyway, we had to shout at
one other across a wide expanse of Ber-
muda grass. Later it occurred to me that

perhaps I should have pulled him aside
and quietly asked about the hospital
stay. Encouraging him to shout across
the neighborhood the details of the di-
arrhea frenzy he had just endured
could have been taken the wrong way.
But nevertheless I hollered, "DID THEY
EVER FIND OUT WHAT YOU HAD?"
and he shouted back, "DUODENAL
CATHARSIS. MY INTESTINES RE-
VOLTED AGAINST MY BOURGEOIS
APPETITE CAUSING MY INTERNAL
ORGANS TO UNITE IN A BIOLOGICAL
BROTHERHOOD TO REMOVE THE
IMPERIALIST WESTERN FOOD I MIS-
TAKENLY ATE THE NIGHT BEFORE."
(I think the guy was a kind of a knee-
jerk Marxist). Well I paused for a few
seconds not knowing what to say and
then in a flash Gunsmoke, the Bible,
Huck Finn and Dan Quayle filled my
mind, and before I knew it I had
blurted out: "WELL THAT'S BETTER
THAN HAVING SOMETHING
WORSE." Now think about this re-
sponse. Isn't it logically true that no
matter what you have it is better than
having something worse? Did I or did
I not say just the right thing under the
circumstances?

The next time you find yourself
avoiding certain situations or stum-
bling for the right thing to say, think

by Ted Ammon

of this rule of thumb: utter a logical
truth, a statement that cannot possi-
bly be false. Dining at a friend's house
and the meal was a hideous parody of
what the recipe actually called for?
Never fear. Tell the friend with convic-
tion, "I ate what I ate."

Attending the funeral of a despised
relative out of painful necessity?
Nevermind. Tell the widow, "There is
no question but that your deceased
husband represents another death in
the family."

. The' trickier situations to my mind
are the ories in which, say, someone
easily Offended asks for an honest
judgement on a ludicrous new hairdo.
"Do I like your new hairdo? Well, given
your personality and the shape of your
face I think that your stylist is abso-
lutely correct in assuming that if your
hair were any shorter at all it would
not be as long overall in its presenta-
tion and hence its very shortness
would definitely be at the expense of
greater length, and I don't think I could
go for that at all; so I think that the
current length is exactly what it has to
be in order not to be any longer or
shorter than it really is."

I freely grant that such a response is
complete blather, but, it is irrefutable
blather - that's the main thing.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 6, 1 997

Diatribe? Faculty Opinion? Blatant Commercial?

Robert B. Nevins

Guest Writer

In many ways, college students are
cloistered from the expectations of the
real world - this perhaps accounts for
the low enrollment in 8:00 AM classes,
tardiness, cutting classes on Friday, etc.

Furthermore, in some additional
ways, Millsaps students are cloistered
from the humdrum of the real world.
For example, we generally avoid mul-
tiple-choice tests, particularly those
based upon an interpretation of a des-
ignated paragraph. Unfortunately,
much of the rest of the world depends
on these tests as an indication of both
knowledge and the ability to apply it.
Thus, virtually all of us will be con-
fronted, probably often, with standard-
ized tests. And - significantly, some
of us will be unskilled in these tests.

THe virtues of the evil standardized
test may be debated - perhaps they're
culturally biased, perhaps they don't
correlate with success in the field al-
legedly tested, etc. (On the other hand,
of course, perhaps they AREN'T cultur-
ally biased, and perhaps they DO have
significant predictive value - and per-
haps they ARE an indicator that levels
disparate grading standards between
disparate colleges).

Nonetheless, we'll be confronted
with one or more of myriad evil stan-
dardized tests - even as we communi-

cate, many Millsappers are contemplat-
ing the MCAT, the DAT, the LSAT, the
GMAT, the VCAT, and the GRE. Oh,
yeah - we also universally face the com-
prehensive writtens, many of which
come in the form of the Major Field
Test, a sort of junior-level GRE. Even
after professional school, boards will
often follow this format. The impor-
tance of standardized exams is further
supported by the fact that the Great
American Author,
Dave Barry, de-
voted his 12 Oct.
column to this
subject.

A number of
commercial re-
view courses are
available for each
of these exams.
They purport to
review the appli-
cable subject mat-
ter, and teach the
test-taking skills

for this type of exam. Needless to say,
money changes hands for the commer-
cial courses - usually a lot (to me, at
least)of $$, approaching $1000 or so
in some cases. (At about $6 per 6-pack,
for example, this would be about 167
packs of Good Beer, not the cheap
stuff) (this would also be over 50% of
a really good computer) (this would be

TEST ACRONYMS

- •

MCAT: MEDICAL COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS TEST

LSAT: LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
TEST

DAT: DENTAL ADMISSIONS TEST
GMAT: GRADUATE MANAGE-
MENT ADMISSIONS TEST
GRE: GRADUATE RECORDS
EXAMINATION

Using the Force in Pearl

Ann Taylor

Guest Writer

I saw all three Star Wars movies
when I was little, though I didn't have
any action figures - more's the pity -
to resale now for hundreds of dollars.
One of the proudest memories of kin-
dergarten was when I was Princess Leia
for Halloween and we got to wear our
costumes to school. My hair was so
long then that I was a natural for the
hairdo, if not the gold bikini, which
my Mom refused to let me wear any-
way.

Would I be insane to draw a con-
nection between recent events in Pearl
and an 80's era trilogy of space mov-
ies? In the words of poet Robert Ser-
vice, "Mad? If I'm mad, then you too
are mad - but it's all in your point of
view.."

When I saw the movies again re-
cently, this notion of the Force in-
trigued me. There's a dark side, which
feeds on anger and hatred. Luke has to
resist this side of the Force with all his
might, and finds himself weakened
when he comes to hate the Emperor.
Luckily, a strange little green creature
named Yoda has helped Luke learn that
the greater power of the Force is in love,
and through this Luke is ultimately tri-
umphant.

Other cool aspects of using the Force
include the power to lift swamped
spacecraft out of primordial sludge by
sheer concentration and the ability to
defy gravity. I was never able to get

these kinetic powers to work, though.

What does work for me is the idea
of the Force as the presence of good-
ness and love in this star system. I
couldn't help but hear resonances of
my own belief system in this idea.
Throughout Luke's training, Yoda says,
"May the Force be with you." Many
Sundays as I worship I hear the words,
"May God be with you," from the pul-
pit. Whether considered from a Chris-
tian standpoint or not, I think we'd all
do well to take a lesson from this. An-
swering hate with hate only weakens
us. The clear presence of evil, of the
dark side, has shown itself in great
magnitude recently. But I believe we
do better to channel our emotions into
support for one another than to chan-
nel them into hatred and suspicion
equal to the evil which spawned the
killings.

The Bible says, "Love is as strong as
Death. ..The flash of it is as a flash of
fire. ..Love no flood can quench, no
torrents drown, " (Song of Songs 8:5-
7). Even if you never wanted to be Luke
Skywalker, wouldn't it be great to chal-
lenge the presence of evil in the Uni-
verse and help the Force win a real life
battle? We don't have those cool light
sabers, but we have compassion, sup-
port and prayer.

This approaching Halloween finds
me with hair too short for Leia-esque
braids, and a distaste for the gold bi-
kini, so maybe I'll be a Jedi knight.

May the Force be with you.

enough to keep a VW in repair for sev-
eral months, maybe) (or a week or so
at the beach) (or even (gasp!) a substan-
tial part of your tuition & fees)(etc.)

For what it's worth, if you've made
a diligent effort to RETAIN the mate-
rial in your various courses (in your
head, that is), & have kept your texts
& notes, you should (IMHO) be able
to deal with the subject-matter review
on your own, albeit it'll take organiza-
tion, concentra-
tion, work, &
time. This also
implies starting
early, and sustain-
ing effort (e.g. -
what did you re-
view last night?
Nothing but cur-
rent courses (or
rush, or the state
fair)? Why not 20
minutes of cell bi-
ology/English lit,
etc.?)

On the other hand, if you work bet-
ter with large $$ at stake, or if you
haven't retained much, or are totally
disorganized, perhaps Kilobucks are
worthwhile. If you're still with me, you
may wonder if there's any point to all
this. Don't go away - HERE IT
COMES!!!!!!

On Oct 31-Nov 2 Millsaps is spon-

soring a workshop by Dr. Artab Hassan,
a nationally recognized authority on
standardized tests & test prep. Dr.
Hassan has addressed the National
Ass'n of Advisors to the Health Profes-
sions, the national AED conventions,
etc. He regularly does workshops at
Wake Forest, Auburn, etc. He has
worked on MCAT test construction,etc.

The workshop will emphasize criti-
cal thinking & verbal reasoning, and
will deal with the constantly-occurring
changes in the test-makers' approach.
It is not apparent to students, (or, for
that matter, faculty) that these tests are
constantly being revised.

This will cost $75.00 for the 2.5 day
workshop. Fliers are posted about the
campus, & are available from the ca-
reer center & various pre-professional
advisors. Checks & applications should
go to the career center. The last time I
dealt with elementary math, $75 <
$1000. Dr Hassan will also conduct a
workshop for interested faculty on Fri.
afternoon. A number of faculty have
opined that a lack of test-taking savvy
is a problem for many of our students.
Furthermore, various admissions offic-
ers from professional programs think
that this wili be of particular value to
Millsaps students.

So - have a good day, & have a bet-
ter one when you take the MCAT/
LSAT/DAT/GMAT/GRE.

Multikulturalism isn't working

William L. Law III

Guest Writer

The Ole Miss football coach has re-
cently decided to speak out against the
waving the Confederate Battle Flag at
football games. This request is indica-
tive of the failure of Amerika's attempt
to be a "multikultural" nation through
hypersensitivity to the social
minourity. Minourities have taken to
insisting that they not only must be
recognized as equally important, but
also be granted special privileges.
Whether it is insisting that traditional,
innocuous practices are "offensive" or
seeking unfair advantages in the work-
place, minourity groups have gone
beyond seeking equality of opportu-
nity; they are requesting equality of
outcome, which cannot occur in a
capitalist economy. When inevitable
disparities are uncovered, minourity
groups immediately insist that they are
victims of discrimination.

Every fragmented group seems ob-
sessed with "accommodating" com-
mon kulture to their whims. Amerika
is no longer a melting pot; it is oil and
water, refusing to blend with one an-
other. From Confederate flags to school
prayer, every tradition of the majourity
is warped into a vicious intrusion de-
signed to offend and deracinate each
minourity's cultural roots. It has be-
come trendy to associate the aforemen-
tioned Confederate Battle Flag with the
institution of slavery. As a result, the
pride inspired by waving a flag is dis-

torted into a symbol of shame. Ironi-
cally, this Civil War flag is indicative
of 1990's Amerika: a nation at war
against itself. Amerika is being
Balkanized.

The attack? Martyrdom. To the
battlefield, minourities! The big, bad
religious right is out to revoke your
rights! They are out to destroy you!
When studies are released that show
students who received scholarships for
racial quotas instead of merit have a
far lower graduation rate? It's Racism!
Women's professional sports are draw-
ing minimal interest? Misogyny! Con-
cerns that Amerikan Jews are still
taught from the Talmud, which explic-
itly teaches them to rape and steal from
non-Jews (who are referred to as
"goyim," literally translated "human
cattle")? Nazism! A survey shows that
most Amerikans do not approve of
homosexual and bisexual practices?
Homophobia! Quickly, leap into their
faces! Burn their flags! Dissect their re-
ligious beliefs! Depict Jesus Christ in
offensive manners! Don't teach your
children English! Print hate-filled ar-
ticles in the college paper where you
brand anyone who doesn't completely
accept and/or engage in unnatural and
peculiar sexual practices as ruled by
fear and ignorance!

Does this strike you as extremely
silly? It is. Perhaps we should bring
back the Confederate Battle Flag. Ev-
eryone wants to fight a Civil War.
Might as well make it authentic.

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NATION

John Denver dies at age 53 in
plane crash

Singer and songwriter John Denver
died on Sunday afternoon, October 12,
when a small plane that he was pilot-
ing crashed into Monterey Bay.

Denver was a licensed and experi-
enced pilot who, the day before the
crash, purchased a 10 year-old, single-
engine two-seat fiberglass airplaine
which was built from a kit by previous
owners.

According to the Clarion-Ledger,
Sheriff Normon Hicks of Monterey
County, California reported that eyewit-
nesses saw the plane flying at an alti-
tude of about 500 feet and 100 yards
off the Pacific Grove coast when the
plane's 200 lb. engine stopped, and the
plane plummeted toward the bay. The
plane hit the water at 5:27 P.M. Pacific
Time, after which Denver's body was
found and identified by his fingerprints.

Hoffa gets second chance at
Teamster's presidency

In light of the recent overturned
Teamsters election in which Ron Carey
lost his position as president, Carey's
opponent, James P. Hoffa is closer than
ever to attaining the position himself.

According to a report by Ron
Stodghill II in the Oct. 20 edition of
Time magazine, Hoffa reportedly "has
the confidence of the underdog who
knows the forces arrayed against him
have only enhanced his populist ap-
peal."

In this same report, Hoffa expressed
his confidence for the upcoming re-
election: "I've led an exemplary life. I
don't even have any points on my driv-
ing record."

WORLD

The question of whether or not
American troops should stay in Bosnia
has been raised. U.S. Defense Secretary
William Cohen and Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright continue to argue
over the possibility of withdrawling
troops from Bosnia before June 1998.
For fear of the threat of more wars
breaking out between the Bosnian
Serbs, Croats, and Muslims, Albright
wishes an extended stay for the U.S.
troops to continue to prevent fighting
from occuring.

Cohen, on the other hand, wants the
troops to return home, and he is backed
by Congress on this issue. President
Clinton has not yet made a decision.
According to Time magazine, Clinton
will not make a decision until next
month.

Galloway cube set afloat

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

If you've gone into cube B2 in Galloway lately, you
probably noticed the rancid smell of mildewed carpet
in the air. Early last Sunday morning, someone came
into the cube and ripped the water fountain out of the
wall, causing the severed pipes to spray water into the
cube until it was nearly completely flooded.

According to Head of Campus Security Wayne Miller,
Security received a call about unusual activities in Gal-
loway Hall at 4:24 a.m. When officers arrived in the
cube, the water fountain had been torn from the wall
and water was spraying onto the cube floor.

"I was laying down and all of a sudden I heard a
spraying noise," said resident Aaron Ladner.

The water had all run to the north end of the cube
and flooded everything from the bathroom door to
the utility door at the end of the hall. Several of the
rooms suffered minor damage, ranging from ruined
carpet to mildewed slippers. Security has no report of
major personal damages.

Miller said that there was so much water in the cube
that it had "seeped into the suite below B2." The secu-
rity officers managed to shut off the water and called
maintenance. At around 5 a.m., Student Affairs staff
member Allison Hyko arrived with a wet/dry vacuum
to begin cleaning up the mess.

Currently, a large fan has been set up in the cube for
ventilation, but the mildew smell, however, is far from
gone. According to B2 resident Aaron Ladner, "It smells
like a monkey diaper."

Hrian Rerryhill / l'&W

After the water fountain was ripped from the wall in cube
B2, the pipes were left protruding from the wall and
spewing water.

7 vant to suck your blood..."

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

Mississippi Blood Services will be on campus on
Wednesday, Oct. 22 to co-sponsor "Dracula's Blood Drive"
in association with the Millsaps Players. The Blood Drive
will be held between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Publica-
tion Room of the Millsaps Student Center.

Mississippi Blood Services is a non profit organization

New evidence found in Pearl case

that provides service to 53 hospitals around the state
including local hospitals in the Jackson area. To meet
this need, around 200 units of blood per day are needed.

Every unit that is collected from Millsaps will be used
for burn and accident victims. From every unit, the
blood platelets go to cancer patients and the plasma
goes to burn victims.

To give blood, you must have your student identifi-
cation, weigh over 110 pounds, and you must be at
least 17 years old. Everyone who gives will receive do-
nor protection coverage that provides whatever cover-
age your insurance does not provide in case you need
blood service from any local hospital. The only local
hospital where Mississippi Blood Services does not pro-
vide service is the Veterans Hospital on Woodrow Wil-
son.

Everyone who gives blood on Wednesday will receive
a free t-shirt as well as a discount voucher to any Mill-
saps Players perform ance of Dracula which will run from
Oct. 24 through Nov. 1. For more information about
this blood drive or Mississippi Blood Services, call the
Jackson office at 981-3232.

Jason Stine

News Editor

Grant Boyette was brought to Rankin County Court
on Tuesday, Oct. 14, in an afternoon preliminary hearing
on two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. The 18
year old was discovered to be the alleged leader of a Sa-
tanic cult.

According to WLBT news, at the preliminary hearing,
Rankin County Judge Kent McDaniel heard from defense
attorneys who hoped to have Boyette's $2,000,000 bond
lowered and from prosecuting attorneys who were trying
to get bond denied in this instance.

After four hours of testimony, McDaniel denied
Boyette's bond, stating that "Boyette apparently lives two
very different lives." McDaniel explained by saying that
the people that were sympathetic to Boyette in their tes-

timony were deceived by Boyette.

Grant Boyette is now held in adult jail without bond,
charged with conspiracy with five other teens who were
also charged, according to the Clarion-Ledger. Also,
accused Pearl high school shooter Luke Woodham was
taken to Rankin County Jail on Tuesday.

WLBT stated that during the hearing, District Attor-
ney John Kitchens called to the stand Greg Eklund,
Rankin County investigator. Eklund testified against
Boyette by telling of a convoluted scheme plotted by
Boyette and a cult group calling itself "Kroth." He also
stated that Boyette was the leader of this cult, accord-
ing to the statement given by five of the other teens
charged in the case.

Two of the other conspirators, Alan Shaw and Wes
Brownell are currently freed on bond.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 6, 1 997

Above&Beyond

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Mike Fontaine, Classical Studies student, studied
abroad for seven months in Rome, Italy.

"I initially went to spend the Spring 97 semester with
American consortium of Classical Studies Students
yt three and a half months," said Fontaine, "but I
rented an apartment and remained in Rome for 2 more
months studying Latin with the Latin advisor to the
Pope."

During the regular Spring 97 semester, Fontaine stud-
ied the art, architecture, and history of Rome and Ro-
man Italy. These studies included extended trips to
Sicily and Campania, located in South-Central Italy (the
Naples region).

"Studying abroad is one of the highlights of my col-
lege career." Mike Fontaine said. "Seeing how other
schools are conducted affords me a chance to appreci-
ate (and when appropriate, criticize) Millsaps College."

Fontaine concludes with an encouragement to other
students to study abroad: "Learning a new language
and culture is one of the most interesting and fun ex-

Brion Renyhill/l'&W

Senator Cochran tells students how he attained his
position.

Stewpot hosts "Red
Beans & Rice"

Carol Anne Drysdale of West Monroe, La., has re-
cently been awarded the Chevron Freshman Scholar-
ship for the 1997-98 academic school year at Millsaps
College.

The Chevron Freshman Scholarship is awarded to
the worthy freshman who demonstrates an exceptional
ability in the areas of math and science. This award is
also distributed among five member colleges of the Mis-
sissippi Foundation of Independent Colleges.

A freshman biology major, Carol hopes to go to
medical school upon completion of undergraduate
biology studies at Millsaps College. Carol is the daugh-
ter of Alan Drysdale of Titusville, Florida, and Audrey
Stevenson of West Monroe, Louisiana.

Millsaps is one of only four liberal arts colleges in
the United States to hold both a Phi Beta Kappa chap-
ter and accreditation by AACSB - The International As-
sociation for Management Education of the under-
graduate (BBA) and graduate (MBA) programs in busi-
ness. It is a great honor to recieve this scholarship at

Cochran

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-didate in the state elected into a statewide office in
over 100 years.

One of the most significant points of his discussion
was his emphasis on the his belief that the most vital
aspect of leadership is communication. He stated that
"communicating is the most important quality" and
that it is "a prerequisite to being a leader in life." He
explained that communication was not only present
in his political career, but his previous military career
as well (before entering Congress, he was an officer in
the navy).

After his discussion, Senator Cochran opened the
floor for any questions the students had. All the ques-
tions that were asked dealt primarily with his policies
and with issues concerning that state.

The questions ranged from his views on the motor-
voter law, which he voted against but was willing to
accept its approval, to the condition of education in
the state, about which he iterated the state's high pri-
ority of strengthening the overall education of Missis-
sippi.

Trustmark's Red Beans & Rice
Celebration benefitting Stewpot
Community Services is coming
to One Jackson Place in down-
town Jackson this Saturday, Oc-
tober 18. Samples from over 40
contestants and children's ac-
tivities will be available from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. and music will
continue until 5 p.m. Entertain-
ment includes Star 80, Jessie
Robinson & Friends, Gilmore,
The Patrick Smith Band, and the
Bluz Boys. Tickets are only $5.00

and can be purchased in advance
at all metro Trustmark branches.

MUSIC SCHEDULE:

11:15 to Noon: Star 80

12:15 to 1:00: Jessie Robinson &

Friends

1:15 to 2:00: Gilmore

2:15 to 3:00: The Patrick Smith

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3:00 to 3:30: Contest Winners
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THURSDAY

Seeking & Under-
standing Series
Is Assisted Suicide
Defensible?
11:30 a.m.
CC Chapel

Frisbee Club
1:30 p.m.
Soccer Field

FRIDAY

Millsaps Forum:
Welfare Reform and
Mississippi Women
2: 1 5 p.m.
AC 21 5

Women 's Soccer vs.
Austin College
2:00 p.m.
Millsaps

Men s Soccer vs.
Austin College
4:00 p.m.
Millsaps

Circle K

Applications Due

Mid Semester
Grades Issued

Fall Break Begins

SATURDAY

Majors Football vs.
Tusculan College
Greenville, TN
1:30 p.m.

Stewpot activity:
"Red Beans & Rice"
11:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
One Jackson Place
(Downtown)

Women's Soccer vs.
Spring Hill College
3:00 p.m.
Mobile, AL

Men 's Soccer vs. Spring
Hill College
1:00 p.m.
Mobile, AL

SUNDAY

Regular Evening Mass
in Christian Center
Chapel Canceled

MONDAY

Classes canceled

TUESDAY

Classes canceled

WEDNESDAY

Drdcula 's Blood Drive
1 1 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Publications Room

Classes Begin
8:00 a.m.

THURSDAY

Tap Day

AC Recital Hall

FRIDAY

Major Productions Pre-
sents:

The Regurgitater

Stevie Starr

8:00 p.m.

AC Recital Hall

Homecoming Court
Letters of Intent Due
3rd Floor Student
Center

United Nations Day

SATURDAY

Women's Soccer vs.
Christian Brothers
noon

Memphis, TN

Men's Soccer vs.
Principia College
2:00 p.m.
Memphis, TN

SUNDAY

Campus Mass
6:00 p.m.
CC Chapel

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1 997

id Day was a day of laughter,
mudpits, exhaustion, alcohol,
unforgetable moments with fr

Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editor

This year 119 men and 123 women went through rush. Of the
119 men only six men did not affiliate with a fraternity. Three of
the six men withdrew before Bid Day and three fell through. Con-
cerning the 123 women, 110 ended up at the final pref parties and
none of the those 110 fell through. While these numbers do not
foretell of the individuals behind the statistics, they are insightful
of the potential that each chapter represents.

AXA

19

KX

33

KA

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With the theme Yippi-O- Chi-O, Chi-O's Rebecca Yeager, Brandy
Hinton, Therese Weir, Leslie Manuel, Shelly Bradley, and Dianne
Dyer were ready and waiting for their new pledges with cowboy hats
and cap guns. Dianne Dyer exclaimed "We were so excited on Bid
Day to get all our pledges, but were even more excited to take out our
owl pals that night."

Phi Mu, Martha
Ostenrude sat and
relaxed with Lambda
Chi John Bradway
on the steps of the
AXA house. Martha
stated that on Bid
Day morning she
"was really excited
about our new Phi
Class" and that she
"couldn't wait to get
to know them better
by going out with
them that night."
She added that "Rush
was pretty crazy and
it was really nice to
sit back and relax"

Brian ReriyhilW'tsW

Brian Renybill/l'&W

Left- Junior Tri Delta, Ashley Martin met her new silver sis Georgia
Williamson. Ashley proclaimed that on Bid Day she was "ecstatic
about the new Tri Delta members, and getting Georgia Williamson
for my silver sis just took the cake!" Right- Kappa Delta's Kathleen
Cumbest and Dee Wise chanted near the bell tower as they waited for
their new members to run over from Bacot. Cumbest laughed and
said "I was really excited on Bid Day about our new KD pledges. I
couldn't wait to give my diamond sis, Kara Snead, her jersey."

Brian Berryhill/P&W

Brian Berryhill/l'&W

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FEATURES 9

tears, chants,
fun, and
ends...

Candace Carllslc/I'dW

SAE Pledge Educator, John Lowery and new SAE pledge, Derrick
McNeal wallowed in the man made mud pit on the right side of
their house. Lowery claimed that "Bid Day was a great day
because of the pledge class we got and it should be a pivotal
year for the fraternity." McNeal added that "Bid Day was one of
the greatest days I have experienced in college. It's going to be
great to be an SAE!"

Senior Lambda Chi,
Charlie Taylor and
new pledge Gary
Beals enjoyed a
moment of
brotherhood in the
mud. Beals firmly
remarked that
joining a fraternity
was the "best
decision I ever made.
Lambda Chi all the
way!"

Candace CarlislcA'&W

Man Rcrryhill/I'MV

Kappa Sigma Charles Abbott announced that "Bid Day was exactly
what we expected. We got the boys that know how to PARTY!"

Jackson native
Lamont Hanson,
new Pike pledge
Brad Downs, and
Pike member Jason
Ruggles took a break
from listening to the
reggae band at the
Pike house on Bid
Day. Downs
remarked that "Bid
Day was a real gone
day. Quo vadis?"

Kappa Alpha, Ben
Jeffcoat enjoyed a
cigar with fellow
brother Jason Jolly
on Bid Day. Jeffcoat
replied that "Bid Day
was great as always. I
feel like we got a
very strong pledge
class."

Candace Carlisle/l'&W

UK

Brian Benyhill/P&W

until next year. . .

T -T I T

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 6, 1 997

Becoming Visible: Women's Struggles for Justice

► Women from page 1

Studies and English professor at Spelman
College. Wade-Gayles has published a num-
ber of books, and is a poet and literary critic
who is an expert in the field of African-
American women writers. "Even though she
is a teacher at an elite school, across her ca-
reer she has been committed to bettering the
lives of the poor," MacMaster said of Wade-
Gayles.

According to the conference schedule,
many opportunities for enrichment will be
available through panel presentation and
round table discussions. A number of
Millsaps faculty and students from a variety
of programs and departments will be in-
volved in chairing panels, leading discus-
sions, providing publicity and organization,
and planning for fellowship among partici-
pants. Paper readings and presentations will
be given by Millsaps faculty members and
students, and by representatives of other
colleges and organizations. Student Aimee
Primeaux's assertion of her "passion for
women writers," especially those long si-
lenced voices from the past, is evident as she
speaks about poet Lanyer. "This poet was one
who wrote of feminist values which echo
those of today," according to Primeaux, who
is excited about being a part of a conference
which makes evident the immense, but
mostly hidden, impact of past women writ-
ers upon human history and culture.

"One important function of the confer-
ence," according to Dr. MacMaster, "will be
to highlight the availability'and importance

of courses offering an emphasis on women's
studies." Students at Millsaps are allowed to
take a concentration in women's studies,
which consists of five courses embracing a
wide variety of disciplines and focusing on
gender-related aspects of the course material.
While only three students are currently tak-
ing this concentration, students from a wide
variety of departments and programs take
courses emphasizing women's issues.

Entertainment during the conference will
include recitals by Cheryl Coker of Millsaps
on Friday afternoon, as well as the opportu-
nity to attend the Friday evening perfor-
mance of Dracula presented by the Millsaps
players. On Saturday evening Katherine
Boyes of Wake Forest University will present
a lecture-based piano recital. Authors Aleda
Shirley, Gloria Wade-Gayles, Cammy Tho-
mas, and Caroline Ellender will read poetry
and fiction. Also a blues/rock concert by the
Nina Storey Band will be given in the bowl
from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Organizers expect a large number of
Millsaps students, staff, faculty, family, and
friends to be in attendance and feel that pre-
sentations may also be of interest to male
students, who are encouraged to attend.
Time for meeting and talking with visitors
from other colleges and organizations will
be provided, and will include a reception at
the English House on Friday evening, in
which Dr. MacMaster will welcome partici-
pants, and a luncheon at the Fairview on Sat-
urday.

Women's
Studies
Conference
Oct. 24-26

Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles:

keynote speaker and Renaissance woman

Andrea Kersh Johnson

Guest Writer

Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles, speaker at the
Women's Studies Conference at Millsaps this
month, will present a keynote address en-
titled "In Search of Our Rage: The Urgency
of a New Movement for Justice." The paper
will focus on examining "our silence on is-
sues that affect groups designated as 'other'
in our culture," said Dr. Wade-Gayles in an
outline given to the Mississippi Humanities
Council, which is supporting the presenta-
tion.

The address will be well publicized and
the public is invited to attend free of charge,
organizers of the conference say.

Dr. Wade-Gayles is the author of a num-
ber of books, including Rooted Against the
Wind: Personal Essays . She is a poet and lit-
erary critic who is considered an expert in
the field of African-American women writ-
ers such as Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and
Zora Neale Hurston. Dr. Wade-Gayles, a pro-
fessor of English and Director of Women's
Studies at Spelman College, "has throughout
her career emphasized a commitment to con-
cern for the poor," according to Dr. Anne
MacMaster of Millsaps.

Dr. Wade-Gayles will also read from her
work on Saturday evening, October 25th,
along with author Aleda Shirley of Jackson,
and Cammy Thomas and Caroline Ellender.

Schedule for Associated Colleges of the South
Women's Studies Conference

Friday, Oct. 24, 11:00-6:30

Registration: Sullivan-Harrell Hall Lobby.
Book Exhibit and Sale: Student Center Lobby

Session 1, Friday, October 24, 12:30-2:00pm

Advertising the Beauty Myth : SH 263.

Levelling the Field: Gender Hierarchies in Church. School, and Work : SH 268.
Eudora Welty and the Political : SH 269.
En gendering Science and Technolog y: SH 221.

Session 2, Friday, October 24, 2:15-3:45 pm

Welfare Reform and Mississippi Women: A Roun d Table Discussion: AC 215.
Rediscovering Medieval and Renaissance Women : SH 268.
Third World Women's Rig hts: SH 269.

Performance, Friday, October 24, 4:15-5:00 pm

"Songs of Women Composers: A Recital": AC Recital Hall.

Registration Re-Opens, Saturday, Oct. 25, 8:00 am
Registration: Sullivan-Harrell Hall Lobby
Book Exhibit: Student Center Lobby

Session 3, Saturday, October 25, 8:30-10:00 am
Women and Aristotle : SH 263.
Teaching Women's History : SH 268.
Motherhood Reconceived : SH 221.
Watching Men Watching Women : SH 269.

Welcome and Keynote Address, Saturday, October 25, 10:30-12:00
Welcome, Introduction, "In Search of Our Rage: The Urgency of a New Move-
ment for Justice": AC 215.

Session 4, Saturday, October 25, 2:00-3:30 pm

Women's Empowerment: Martial Arts and Self-Defense Demonstrations and Pre-
sentations : SH 268.

Community Organizing at Millsaps: A Round Table Discussion : SH 221 .

Organizations invited: Women's Collective, Black Students
Association, Sexual Orientation Awareness Organization, Campus
Ministry Team

Making Waves with Virginia Woolf : SH 269.
Women and Art-Making: SH 263

Beyond Economic Man: New Direct ions in Feminist Economics: SH 368.

Session 5, Saturday, Oct 25, 4:00-5:30 pm

Embodiment : SH 161.

Ancient Women. Modern Themes : SH 263.

Voices from Diverse Societies: Wome n's Struggles for lustice and Equality: SH
268.

And the Wall Came Tumbling Down: East German Women Post-1989 : SH 368.
Southern Women I: Nin eteenth Century: SH 221.

Musical Recital, Saturday, Oct. 25, 5:30-6:30 pm

"What Else Would You Call a Work on the Months of the Year?": AC Recital Hall.

Poetry and Fiction Reading, Saturday, Oct. 25, 7:30-9:00 pm
SH 341 (Sociology -Anthropology Lounge).

Book Signing, Saturday, Oct. 25, 9:00-9:30: Bookstore

Session 6, Sunday, Oct 26, 9:00-10:30am
Southern Women II: Twentieth Century : SH 263.

Prodigals and Pilgrims: Explorations of Women's Travel Discourse : SH 268.
Sense and Cinematography: lane Austen and the Silver Screen : SH 221.
Marriage and Divorce in the United States: Sociological Perspectives : SH 368.

Session 7, Sunday, October 26, 11:00-12: 30

Doing It for Themselves: Women's Self-Help and Separatism : SH 268.
Ambiguous Activism: Complexities of Women's Political Work : SH 269.
Through the Looking-Glass Ceiling: Making Visible the Gendered Structure

of American Organizations : SH 221.
Si gnifying on Toni Morrison : SH 263.

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FEATURES 1 1

Dr. Steve Smith

Rock 'n Roll philosopher

Mark Salvaggio

Features Editor

He has been compared to Steely Dan and Frank Zappa.
But don't take that out of context. While not presiding
as head of the religious studies department or writing
philosophical texts, Dr. Smith performs in the rock duo
"The Assemblers." Aside from music, he also dabbles in
filmmaking. At Iowa State, he created a mock talk show
and filmed a movie he described as "a detective trying
to find who killed God." Religious themes would domi-
nate Dr. Smith's life as he moved from Florida to Iowa to
North Carolina and finally to Mississippi.

At Florida State University, Dr. Smith felt dissatisfied
with being an English major. He sought a "world per-
spective." So he changed his major to religious studies
in the "pursuit of deep questions." After graduate school
at Duke University, Dr. Smith began teaching at North
Carolina Wesleyan, a small, Southern, Methodist, lib-
eral arts college. Sound familiar? In 1985 Millsaps Col-
lege was looking to fill spots in their small religious stud-
ies department, further taxed by the Heritage program.
Upon coming to Millsaps, he found his position granted
him "more opportunities in many senses." He also fully
appreciated the Southern culture, ever since he had
moved from southern Florida to northern Florida in his
childhood. "It was like coming to a foreign country."

Currently, Dr. Smith teaches several courses on reli-
gion and film, and is now part of the Heritage program.
In his classes as well as his life, he personally focuses on
ethics. His books provide a good source of evidence of

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Dr. Smith finds the South "human, textured, feeling."

this approach. With several books already in print, Dr.
Smith has just completed Worth Doing. This work
searches for what is "worth doing" in human domains
such as work, play, love, owning, and political action.
Dr. Smith has just begun Kinds of Heaven, separating con-
cepts of heaven and bliss. So Dr. Smith is still pursuing
the deep questions.

with Ashley Calhoun

Why did you decide to do this
sociological study of advertis-
ing?

"They are my two favorite sub-
jects. For as long as I can remem-
ber I have been obsessed with
advertising~I can remember as
far back as when I was a five year
old kindergartner chanting with
my friends "R-O-L-A-I-D-S spells
100% relief". Sociology, on the
other hand, is my major and a
discipline that I think is fascinat-
ing."

Who's your role model?

"My mom is my most signifi-
cant role model. She does every-
thing; she is a mother, a daugh-
ter, a professor, an administrator,
an author, a wife and does it all
really well-and she has never
even bounced a check. Some-
times I wonder if she is for real!
She has done so much with her
life and still manages to stay in a
good mood. ..a feat college is
teaching me is not so easy to do
at times!"

What do you think about the
Woman's Studies Conference?
"It will be great for the campus
to gain a better understanding of
what Women's Studies is all
about."

Features Editor

The weekend after fall break
many well renowned speakers
will engulf Millsaps campus for
the Woman's Studies Confer-
ence. Not to fret though, while
many of the speakers may be new
to Millsaps plenty will be famil-
iar faces. One of those familiar
faces will be senior sociology ma-
jor, Ashley Calhoun. She will
be presenting her honors paper
The Role of Gender in Advertising
on October 24 at 12:30 in SH
263. Ashley invites all to come
and listen.

What will people walk away
from your presentation with?

"A better understanding of the
role advertising plays in society
and how it effects our socializa-
tion, attitudes, and actions. It is
surprising how much of the ad-
vertising people see is actually in-
tended precisely for them. Hope-
fully people will find it some-
what unsettling to realize how
dramatically the images we see
in advertising affect us, particu-
larly since advertising is a socially
accepted medium in our society
and the boundaries for what is
acceptable are defined very
broadly."

WITH LOVE FROM HUNGARY

In top form

Wow. That was my comment when
I heard the concert put on by my
university's choir. Wow.

When I heard that this school-
which, to remind you, is called the
University for Economic Sciences-had
a choir, I had mixed feelings. I am a
music major and I really wanted to sing
in a choir, but how could they be any
good? They're from the Economics
University.

I thought that there would be about
twenty people muddling their way
through a few songs while a sympa-
thetic audience clapped to make them
feel good. I was wrong.

The concert started with one of the
city's many orchestras playing
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. The
orchestra left and the choir came into
the concert hall (which was the main
conference area in the university); there
were about sixty people on stage. They
started singing and my mouth dropped
to the ground. I have only heard a few
choirs in my life that were that good.
They stayed perfectly in tune, and their
interpretations of the songs were inter-
esting and often very moving.

The choir then sang Schubert's Mass
in C with the orchestra, and the solo-
ists for that were wonderful, too.

The members of the audience
seemed to enjoy the concert genuinely;
they were, for the most part, there be-
cause they wanted to be there. At the
end, I enthusiastically joined in the
unison clapping that is part of the con-
cert experience in Europe.

The moral of the story, I suppose, is
that the Fine Arts in America is (gener-
ally speaking) viewed as peripheral or
non-essential. The Fine Arts in Europe
is not only essential to educated people
(even if they are studying economics,
business, or medicine), but fun as well.

The people in the choir of the
Budapest University of Economic Sci-
ences do not get class credit. They do
not get paid. They do not have to be
there. But they are there, and from now
on, I will join them for rehearsals and
hopefully for their next performance.
In the two rehearsals that I have at-
tended, I have felt "at home" as in any
choir in which I have ever taken part,
even though the director speaks Hun-
garian.

It has been argued that music is the
universal language. I'm not sure I agree
with that 100% of the time, but my
experiences, in the choir rehearsals cer-
tainly-in my mind-strengthen the ar-
gument.

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Arts &

Ent nent

Boredom
rules!

Have you ever wondered why people
feel like they have to constantly be en-
tertained? I mean, how many times
have you and some friends just been
sitting around, with no real purpose in
mind, just letting the proverbial sand
of the proverbial hourglass waste away,
and someone says, "I'm bored. Let's do
something." What is this eternal "some-
thing"? Isn't sitting around doing
"something"? Why do we have to al-
ways do "something"? Doesn't anyone
ever want to do "nothing"?
Outbreak!

I think everyone just plain abhors
boredom. Boredom is a disease, it's in-
fectious. If one person gets bored, ev-
eryone around them gets bored too.
People are more afraid of boredom than
they're afraid of ebola, because there's
no easy cure. Boredom, like alcohol,
numbs the mind thus retarding all of
one's mental faculties. Once you get
bored, it's so mind numbing that your
brain is hard-pressed to come up with
something exciting to do. Therefore, the
most creative suggestion of entertain-
ment a bored person can formulate is,
"Let's do something."
Call me weird, but...

Now let me tell you right now, I am
far from your average person. Not to say
1 am some sort of "superman" or that I
am far superior to all of you, my dear
readers. What I mean is that I have very,
very abnormal tastes in entertainment.
I can't stand today's music. I LIKED The
English Patient. I don't think Jim Carrey
is funny at all. I have yet to see an epi-
sode of The X-Files that I found at all
comparable to any episode of The Twi-
light Zone. My point in all this drivel is
to justify my following statement: I
LOVE BOREDOM.

Vladimir and Estragon had it made

You must now think I am nuts, crazy,
coocoo for Cocoa Puffs. "How can any-
one like boredom, let alone LOVE it?"
you may ask. Well, it's like this: I have
so much to do every hour of the day,
between classes, homework, working on
this wonderful paper, and working at
the library that I savor every moment
of nothing like it is filet mignon. Bore-
dom is my drug. I think, write, read, and
speak so much that the little times my
brain is empty are pure bliss.

Right now, I've got writer's block as
how to end this column. Ah, it feels
wonderful, all that nothing in my head.
Maybe I should look into getting a lo-
botomy.

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Sweating blood' for Dracula

The Millsaps Players
have been working
hard to bring you a
grand performance.
Meet the folks
who've been 'sweat-
ing blood' for your
entertainment.

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

You may have walked though the Christian Center in
the afternoon and heard the sounds of construction. What
you heard is The Millsaps Players hard at work buliding the
elaborate set for Dracula. Putting on a play isn't all fun and
games, and The Players can attest to that. So let's meet the
stars of our show, shall we?

Megan Glidewell plays Miss Wells, the maid. She's a
member of Alpha Psi Omega (the theater honorary) and
has been very active in the past with backstage work. This
is her first role on stage for The Players.

Jonathan Martin plays Jonathan Harker. You may remem-
ber him as Mike Talman in last year's Wait Until Dark.

James Anderson, a 1969 Millsaps graduate, plays Dr.
Seward. He acted in various Players productions during his
time as a Millsaps student, and recently he starred as the
Duke of Norfolk in A Man For All Seasons.

Sam Hall plays R. M. Renfield. He has previously appeared
as "the first actor" in The Dining Room and Sir Richard Rich
in A Man for All Seasons.

Playing the part of Dracula's arch-nemesis, Abraham Van
Helsing, is J.C. Patterson, who is not a Millsaps alumnus
but is a seasoned Jackson area theater veteran. He boasts a

Molly Sweeney sees the
light at New Stage

Nicole Saad
sews with fury
in order to
finish costumes
for Dracula,
which will be
shown Oct. 24-
25 at 7:30 p.m.,
Oct. 26 at 2:00
p.m., and Oct.
28-Nov. 1 at
7:30 p.m. at the
Christian
Center.

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veritable laundry list of past performances. Van
Helsing is his first role for The Millsaps Players.

James Thompson plays the part of Butterworth, the
butler. James won The Freshman of the Year Award
for The Players '96-'97 season for his extensive involve-
ment in the in the capacity of actor, construction,
and stage manager.

Tara McLellan stars as Lucy Seward. Tara is a mem-
ber of Alpha Psi Omega and was stage manager for A
Man For All Seasons.

Filling the shoes of The Prince of Darkness, Count
Dracula, is Larry Wells, a 1980 Millsaps grad currently
employed as the Research Coordinator for The
Millsaps College Office of Development. Larry is no
stranger to theater with numerous roles for The Play-
ers under his belt as well as a multitude of parts in
New Stage Theater plays.

But let's not forget those who make it all possible:
the backstage crew. They include Stage Manager Joy
Wallace, Assisstant Stage Manager Deanna Wise, Cos-
turner Nicole Saad, Master Electrician Reni Guidry,
Guest Lighting Designer Boyd Campbell, and Sound
Engineer Ryan Brach. And, of course, there's Brent
Lefavor, Dracula's director.

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Southern Circuit Film Series

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Press Release

New Stage Theatre

Be prepared to leave the the-
atre with a new appreciation for
life after experiencing the tribu-
lations of Molly Sweeney as she
regains her vision after 3 7 years
of total blindness. New Stage
Theatre presents Molly Sweeney,
a beautiful and intriguing three
person play set in Ireland, New
Stage's second production of the
97-98 stellar season.

Written by acclaimed Irish
playwright Brian Friel in 1994,
the play presents an unusual
structure that will keep the
viewer in anticipation of "What
Next?". The characters rarely re-
late to each other in the show's
running time but deliver a col-
lection of monologues in unpre-
dictable succession. John Max-
well, artistic director for New
Stage Theatre says of the author
and the play: " Brian Friel is one
of our finest living playwrights,
and Molly Sweeney may be his
finest work. When I read the
play I was most impressed with
its poetry bathed in pathos, hu-

mor and wisdom. Even though
the play is set in Ireland, it re-
minded me so much of the South-
ern plays. Indeed, if you were go-
ing to set this play in any other
locale, the South is where it would
be most suited. There is such a
lyricism in the script. ...a timeless
almost fantasy about his work. He
reminds me so much of Tennes-
see Williams in that much of the
play is memory and the thing that
drives the play is the language."

The challenges of the play's
unusual structure are in the expe-
rienced directorial hands of New
Stage founder Jane Reid-Petty,
who extracts from her gifted cast
the dynamic power hidden within
the somewhat two-dimensional
study of a blind woman.

Viewers will not want to miss
all the dynamic power or the af-
terthoughts that Molly Sweeney is
capable of delivering to each. Call
the Box Office at 948-3531 for
tickets. Opening night is sched-
uled for Friday, Oct. 24th with pre-
view nights Oct. 22nd and 23rd.
Be sure to ask about senior citizen,
student and group discount rates.

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

So, have you seen all the movies showing
at the local theaters? Or maybe Rocketman is
just a little too low-brow to suit your tastes?
Well, you're in luck, because there's a great,
meaningful artistic film coming to Millsaps
on October 29. Not to mention it's absolutely
free!

The film, which is part of The Southern
Circuit Film series, is Pharaoh's Army, the dra-
matic film debut of Robby Henson, a
documentarist and theater director. The
Southern Circuit summarizes the film like
this: "In this Civil War drama, a Union Army
Captain (Chris Cooper) leads his rag-tag cal-
vary troop up a misty creek to a remote farm
to steal enemy livestock. The farm is run by
Sarah Anders (Patricia Clarkson) whose hus-
band is away fighting for the Confederate
Army. Far away from the great armies and
battlefields, a very private civil war erupts.
The Captain and Sarah are forced to make
choices and come to terms with their divided
loyalties. Kris Kristofferson offers a powerful
presence as an Old Testament preacher. This
story was adapted from an Appalachian oral-
history legend."

Sound interesting? Well then, go and see
it Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in AC 215! Popcorn
optional.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13

Memphian artist showcases work at Lewis Art Gallery

Mark Salvaggio

Features Editor

If you are tired of staring at the psyche-
delic posters in your dorm, then why don't
you go on down to the AC. Currently on
display in the Lewis Art Gallery until Octo-
ber 31 are the paintings of Memphis artist
Colin Mclain. Mclain describes the process
of expressing his feelings in oil on canvas:

"Puttering, drawing, fixing, tinkering de-
scribe my practice. At times the process gets
dramatic. Tension builds; I become critical
of the work. From casual beginnings precise
decisions are made. Tinkering leads to im-
portant formal moves. Automatic drawing
inspires complex narratives."

Brian Bmyhill/l'bW

Brian Berryhill/l'&W

On the third floor of the Academic
Complex hang ten original pieces
which will confound and disturb you.
These ten pieces are oil paintings by
Memphis artist Colin Mclain, which
will be on exhibit until Oct. 31.
Here's a taste of the paintings you can
see, clockwise from left: Candidates
Debate, Clocker, Trophy, and Spectator
Sport, Dope Cap. These five paintings
show two motifs: the blindfolded or
trapped human figure and the
headless, almost robotic, suit. Also
shown are the follies of human
invention.

Brian Bi-rryhiWI'&W

An interesting Storey in the bowl

Brian Berryhill/l'/kW

"Utilizing narratives of experiments,
battle, game playing , and inventions I am
attempting to express the human experi-
ences of frailty and power. Hermetic, often
weightless spaces serve to represent environ-
ment as adversary. In this environment fig-
ures struggle and muddle. Sometimes, sens-
ing advantage, they exhibit attitude. Their
habit is, however, a considerable adversary.
More often than not they are left to cope as
best they can."

Mclain seems to explore the relationship
between humans and their machinery. He
touts the internal power of the individual.

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Nina Storey, a singer/songwriter
from Boulder, Colorado, is scheduled
to appear live in the bowl on Satur-
day, October 25 at 9:30 p.m., as part
of the Associated Colleges of the
South Women's Studies Conference.

So just who is Nina Storey? Her
latest CD, Shades, on Red Lady
Records, provides insight into what
kind of performer she is. From the
first song on the CD, "Let Us Walk,"
I noticed many similarities between
her and other famous female vocal-
ists/songwriters. Her voice has a wide
range; at times it can be raspy, soul-
ful and bluesy, strangely reminiscent
of Billie Holiday, and at other times

her voice has the subtle, soft musi-
cality of feminist pop icon Tori
Amos. Sometimes on the album, but
rarely, her voice flirts with a feroc-
ity not seen since the heyday of the
late, great, Janis Joplin. Not bad
company to keep.

The one drawback of the album,
however, is the crux of most singer/
songwriters: her backup band is less
than memorable. The majority of
the music is trite alterna-pop, but
every now and then the music has
originality, especially on "Let Us
Walk", which had a funky groove
that seemed to me to be a 90's take
on the Stax/Volt era.

But there still remains one ques-
tion: just what does she have to do

with The Women's Studies Confer-
ence?

For one thing, her lyrics are decid-
edly feminist; take for example "No
Man": "I don't need no man to call
me 'honey pie' and I don't need no
man to look at me and lie." I can't
really decide whether this song is
unabashedly anti-male, or if it is just
a parody of the misogynist view of
feminists (i.e. feminists are nothing
more than man-haters). I did decide
however, that the song is purposely
ambiguous.

All in all, Shades is pretty interest-
ing, interesting enough to give her a
listen when she plays October 25.
Besides, it'll be nice to have some-
thing to do on campus.

Special to the P&W

This ain't no kiddie bedtime story. It's Nina
Storey, singer/songwriter, who will play live
in the bowl on Oct. 25 at 9:30 p.m. She will
also play at The Depot Oct. 24 and at Be-Bop
Record Shop on County Line Rd Oct. 25 at
1:30 pm.

He'll make you wanna blow chunks

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Hide your goldfish, lock up the sugar, throw out your
Rubic's cube, don't wear your class ring - because the
master of bileless vomiting will be back, the one and
only Mr. Stevie Starr, otherwise known as The
Regurgitator.

Some of you freshman and transfer students may be
asking, "What the heck does the Regurgitator do?" He
swallows all types of items and then brings them back
up again. Not just small, ordinary items like pennies,
but things like class rings, billiard balls, and live gold-
fish. He can smoke a cigarette without exhaling any
smoke. He can swallow a bowlful of sugar followed by
two glasses of water and bring the sugar back up dry. He
can swallow a Rubic's cube and return it with the rows
turned. He can swallow a ring with a locked padlock
and key, and bring it back up with the ring locked into
the padlock. How he performs these amazing feats of
barfing no one really knows.

Does this sound at all bizarre to you? Well then, you

are obviously a sane human being. But there's the rub;
Stevie Starr's show is so bizarre it's entertaining, it's the
same phenomenon as watching a circus geek bite the
heads off chickens or the bearded lady at the freak show.

Stevie Starr is*no freak in the entertainment world,
however. He's appeared on Jay Leno six times, and he's
also appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, The
Arsenio Hall Show, That's Incredible!, and Comedy
Central's Viva Variety, not to mention countless appear-
ances on foreign television in Spain, Norway, France,
Denmark, and many other countries.

So what's a world-renowned talent like the
Regurgitator doing appearing here at Millsaps? You can
thank your friends at Major Productions for booking
Stevie Starr. Some of you may have seen Robert
Channing, the mentalist, for whom Major Productions
are also to thank. Keep your eyes peeled for more excit-
ing entertainment courtesy of Major Productions as the
school year progresses.

Stevie Starr, The Regurgitator, will appear October 24
at 8:00 p.m. in the AC Recital Hall.

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October 22 - November 9, 1997

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14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 6, 1 997

The Sensuous Swami

Aries - All you have to do is start the
job and lead the way. Your dynamic
personality will win all the followers
you need, and success will come easily
from there.

Taurus - There has been no one to
stroke your ego lately, but you have
done a good job. Reward yourself even
if no one else will, and know that you
deserve it.

Gemini - Life is more than just a rou-
tine. Stop sitting around watching life
take place, and try to be a little more
active in living.

Cancer - Your emotions are unre-
solved, and causing confusion. You
have to be up front with yourself, then
you can be up front with other people.
Leo - Your plans reach as far as the eye
can see, and if you stay on the right
path you will reach every goal. But do
not let your ego stand in the way.
Virgo - Trust must be earned, but it is
too hard for you to reward even the
most deserving individual with this
status. Try to be more open.
Libra - Love seems to be around every
corner. Just make sure you do not wan-
der down any dark alleys where shady
strangers await.

Scorpio - Jealousy will get you no-
where. Loosen your grip and things will
be easier to hold on to.
Sagittarius - Your philosophical nature
is beginning to irk the shallow pools
all around you. Never fear, you can
reach beyond these puddles.
Capricorn - Patience will pay off in
weeks to come. Do not try to force an
issue with a loved one. They may feel
confined, and nothing good will come
of that.

Aquarius - You can learn valuable life
lessons even from those you do not
know. Let yourself be open to the mes-
sages life sends you.
Pisces - Stop sorting through your
problems over and over again, and start
trying to solve them for once.

Scat poetry: skiddlioppin doppin doowawa

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

Of all the artistic disciplines, poets have it the hard-
est. Besides being the poorest and the least popular, there
is the problem of their medium.. .words. Their medium
is words, and there is a but a finite
number of words one can use.
Unlike a painter, whose uses paint,
and has any of the infinitely many
colors at his disposal, or a sculp-
tor, dancer or actor whose media
are determined by space, which is
infinite, or a musician who can use
any of the infinite notes there are,
a poet has a limited list of words
from which he must choose. Some
may argue that while words are indeed finite, there is a
word, or string of words, which represents everything
representable. With this, I would agree, but content isn't
the only thing with which the poet is concerned. He
must also deal with the aesthetic beauty of his poetry.
This is why, for all poets who recognize this as a hin-
drance, I have upon the concept of the Scat Poet to
ameliorate the problem.

I derive the nomenclature from the scat singers
of mid-20th century America- people such as Louis
Armstrong and Cab Calloway who, in their Jazz, Swing,
and Big Bands, often sang along with the melody using
onomatopoeic and nonsensical words. There may be
times when a poet is writing and the word that expresses
the desired meaning would have a jarring on the flow
of the sound. At this time, I suggest the poet invent a
word that conforms to the aural scheme of the poem.
There could be words such as aeriolica, fdimangerate, or

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barsipowus. Or, in the tradition of Cab Calloway, it could
be a complete contrivance like, "Hidee hidee hidee ho."
Of course, the invented words should be emotive, like
Calloway's and Satchmo's were, so it will remain art and
not just word games.

There are some people who think that rhythm, rhyme
and other sound devices merely hinder the artistry of
poetry, but do not let this be a reason to eschew scat po-
etry. Even in nineteenth century England, poets were
dabbling in strains of scat poetry. Take the first stanza of
Gerard Manly Hopkins' "The Windhover" for example...
I caught this morning morning's minion, king

dom of daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in
his riding

Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
In his ecstacy! then off, off' forth on swing,

As a skate's heel sweeps smooth on a bong-bend: the hurl
and gliding

Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding
Stirred for a bird,-the achieve of, the mastery of the thing!

Although Hopkins doesn't invent words, you can un-
derstand the importance of the mellifluousness of some
poetry by noting that of "The Windhover." (Try reading
it aloud or having a friend do it. Or, if you can, get Dr.
Galchinsky of the English department to read it aloud.)

In this age of affirmative action, poets should be al-
lowed to coin words as they see fit. If one needs a certain
permutation of letters for a poem, he should have the
authority to introduce that string of letters into the lan-
guage as a word (just to keep the playing field level
amongst the arts). And that word he decides upon should
be included in the next edition of Webster's New Colle-
giate dictionary.

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FOOTBALL

SCHOOL

. SCAC OVERALL

Centre 2-0

Trinity 0-0

Rhodes 0-0

Sewanee 0-1

Millsaps 0-1

3-2
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.3-2
.2-4

Saturday's Scores

Centre 43 Millsaps 21

Trinity 39 Washingtion (Mo.) 7

MEN'S SOCCER

Rhodes 3-0-0 11-1-1

Centre 4-0-1 9-2-1

Trinity 3-0-1 11-1-1

Sewanee 3-2-0 6-6-1

Millsaps 2-4-1 5-5-1

Southwestern 1-2-1 3-7-2

Hendrix 0-2-1 1-8-1

Oglethorpe 0-6-1 3-9-1

This Weekends Games:

Centre 5

Sewanee 2

Rhodes 6

Millsaps 0

Millsaps 3

Hendrix 0

Haverford 2

Sewanee 1

Hendrix 0

Oglethorpe 0

Trinity 1

Montclair 0

Rhodes 4

Oglethorpe 1

Richard Stockton .... 2
Southwestern 1

WOMEN S SOCCER

Trinity

Southwestern

Rhodes 3-0-0

Centre 2-2-1

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4-0-0 5-6-0

.8-3-1
. 7-5-1

. 2-3-0 6-7-0

4-7-1

Sewanee

Oglethorpe 2-4-1

Millsaps 1-6-0 3-10-0

Hendrix 0-3-0 1-7-0

This weeks Games:

Trinity 2

Univ. of Chicago 0

Centre 4

Sewanee 1

Rhodes 4

Millsaps 0

Millsaps 1

Hendrix 0

WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL

Centre 3-0 12-9

Trinity .3-0 12-9

Southwestern .2-1 14-11

Sewanee 2-1 8-12

Oglethorpe 1-2 16-6

Rhodes 1-2 16-10

Millsaps 0-3 13-4

Hendrix 0-3 4-13

Majors split weekend games

Jenny Al

Staff Writer

This past weekend the Lady Majors and
the Majors split their games with Rhodes
College. With outstanding efforts by senior
Heidi Hudlow, sophomore Murray Pace, and
freshman goalkeeper Kate Pearce, the Lady
Majors were not able to hold off the Rhodes
and lost 4-0. In the men's game, they sould

Trinity 6

Coll. of Wooster 1

Oglethorpe 4

Hendrix 1

Southwestern 3

Austin 1

Rhodes 3

Oglethorpe 0

not stop the Lynx either who defeated the
Majors 6-0.

On Sunday, both teams had wins over
Hendrix College. The women defeated
Hendrix 1-0 with a goal scored by Hudlow.
The men also shut out Hendrix with a final
score of 3-0. Goals were scored by junior
Stephen Babula, senior Toby Gibson, and
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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY,, OCTOBER 16, 1997

An Umpire's
eye view

I sat there the night before last star-
ing at my television and watching as
the Atlanta Braves lost the National
League Championship Series. During
that game the home plate umpire re-
quested that he be removed from the
game because an eye disorder was pre-
venting him from making good calls.

This started the ol' hamster wheels
in my head turning. I began to think
of the importance of those profession-
als who officiate sporting events verses
the credit, if you will, that we as fans
give them.

Most people can attest to heckling
sporting officials about some call they
made or did not make. Have you ever
considered the amount of pressure
there is standing before 50+ thousand
screaming people and expected to judge
the play of professional athletes. It is
probably a position that the officials
need time to get accustomed to before
they can execute with confidence. That
would explain why you do not see
younger men assuming the position
behind the plate, on the sideline, or on
the court; their lack of experience holds
them back. Not only would you have
to be very observant to be a good sport-
ing official, but you would also have to
be consistent, resilient, and confident.
All of these things come with time and
age.

Just as a being an official is a high
pressure occupation, it is also a very
powerful occupation. You would physi-
cally hold in your hand the future of
all of the athletes that you directly or
indirectly come in contact with. If there
was, for example, a baseball hit close
towards the foul pole, and you were one
of the outfield line judges, it would be
up to you to make the call.

All this pressure and all this power,
and yet on a regular basis we give them
as little credit as possible. "C'mon, you
are missing a good game, Mr. Referee!,"
is the kind of feedback we return to the
umpires and referees. Now, I am not
saying that I have never yelled at an
umpire, nor am I saying that will never
again yell at another. However, I am just
trying to relay the thought that being
an umpire is a hard job to do. As fans,
we seem to set a double standard. When
a good play is made is it solely because
of the talent of the athlete; however,
the blame rests only the official when
a bad play is made. I might continue to
heckle umpires to the day I die, but I
think that I will always respect them.

The good, the bad, the ugly

Thomas Jones

Staff Writer

Another intramural volleyball season has come and
gone, so I will take this opportunity to look back and
reflect on the season that was.

The way that I would describe this year's edition of
Millsaps intramural volleyball is the good, the bad, and
the ugly.

In Men's A league the season was full of excitement
and drama. At the end of the regular season there was a
tie at the top of the standings.

Both KA-1 and Lambda Chi Alpha had finished the
regular season with identical 6-1 records.

However KA-1 was seeded first in the tournament as
a result of their win against Lambda Chi during the regu-
lar season.

The tournament provided some high drama in the
semifinals and the finals. In the semifinals Lambda Chi
Alpha was upset by Club Paradise and Ka-1 was upset by
Kappa Sigma.

In the finals Kappa Sigma defeated Club Paradise. With
the victory Kappa Sigma became the first fraternity other
than Lambda Chi Alpha to win the Men's A league title
in recent memory.

In Men's B League the theme was last man standing

wins. Two out of the five teams in B league either for-
feited or did not play during the regular season.

So at the end of the regular season Broken Pickles was
a top the standings at 3-0, with Galloway and Hanging
Brains finishing second and third respectively.

The tournament itself was shaping up to be just like
the regular season. Hanging Brains advanced to the fi-
nals when Galloway forfeited their semifinal game.

In the finals however there was no team forfeiting as
Broken Pickles defeated Hanging Brains to win the title.

In Women's league Chi Omega dominated the sea-
son from start to finish.

At the end of the regular season Chi Omega was sit-
ting a top of the standings with a perfect 4-0 record, and
poised to win another volleyball title.

The tournament went somewhat true to form, with
the only upset coming in the first round when Kappa
Delta defeated Tri-Delta. In the semifinals, Phi Mu de-
feated Franklin and Chi Omega defeated Kappa Delta,
setting up a #1 versus #2 match-up for the title.

Chi Omega continued the dominance that they
showed during the regular season, by defeating Phi Mu
and taking the title. This intramural season was a very
exciting one for both the players and fans, lets just hope
that next year every team shows up.

Big win in death valley: LSU beats Florida

Thomas Jones

Staff Writer

It's the mid-point of the college football season and
already there is a lot to talk about. There have been a lot
of upsets involving ranked teams, making this season in
particular interesting to watch.

As far as upsets go, this season has produced few and
far between: Purdue beating Notre Dame, Miami Ohio
beating Virginia Tech, and Kentucky beating Alabama.
The biggest upset of the season has to be LSU's victory
over Florida.

Florida was #1 in the nation and had a 25 game
unbeaten streak in the SEC. It had been a long time since
LSU had defeated Florida. However it was Saturday night
at "Death Valley", and the magic was back for the tigers.

LSU came into the game with Florida pretty banged

up. Cecil "The Diesel" Collins, LSU's leading rusher, sus-
tained an injury in LSU's 7-6 victory over Vanderbilt the
week before. However, the game would not be won on
offense but on defense.

It was the play of Cedric Donaldson, a defensive
back, that proved to be the key for LSU's victory.
Donaldson intercepted two passes thrown by Florida
quarterback Brad Johnson. One of Donaldson's two in-
terceptions was returned for a touchdown and proved
to be the difference in LSU's 28-21 victory over Florida.

There is one memorable image for the crowd and
viewers who watched the game. After the game was over,
the LSU fans ran onto the field and began to tear down
the goal posts, and one student was swinging on one of
the uprights. Now that is what college football is all
about.

The

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Hot Movies, Dracula, and
Molly Sweeny...

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Features:

Find out what hap-
pened this weekend at
the Women 's Studies
Conference in our
special edition....

Kappa Delta: 100
years of sisterhood

Lambda Chi Alpha / Special to the I'fcW

Bob ?, Michael Wade, and George Crook load food collected from last
year's drive into trucks to be taken to the Mississippi Food Network.

Feed Me, Seymour:
LXA to hold food drive

Chad Young & Alan Kirk

Layout Manager & Guest Writer

Lambda Chi Alpha's North American Food Drive is the world's
largest single day fraternity philanthropy. Last year Lambda Chi
Alpha's chapters and colonies in the U.S. and Canada raised 835,588
pounds of food. This year the fraternity will raise one million pounds
of food to feed the hungry across the nation. Lambda Chi Alpha
Fraternity at Millsaps College will contribute to the one million
pound goal by holding a food drive to benefit the Mississippi Food
Network. This food drive is unlike any ever before because it is part
of an international food drive. There will be 220 chapters of the
Fraternity in the United States and Canada all collecting nonperish-
able food on the same weekend. Non-perishable canned goods will
be collected throughout the week to supply local charities with food
for Thanksgiving and the December holidays.

►see AXA on page 6

Kappa Delia I Special to the r&YJ

The Millsaps chapter of Kappa Delta celebrates her national centennial.

Cassie Sheldon

Guest Writer

This past Thursday, October 23, 1997, Na-
tional Kappa Delta celebrated its one hun-
dredth birthday. Kappa Delta was founded
in Farmville, VA at State Female Normal
School by four young women - Mary
Sommerville Sparks Hendrick, Julia Gardiner
Tyler Wilson, Sara Turner White, and Lenora
Ashmore Balckiston. These women wrote the

oath of entrance just as it is today, and de-
signed the badge and initiation ceremony of
Kappa Delta. Alpha chapter, the chapter that
these women created, was the first sorority
on the Virginia campus and was chartered
by the state legislature on April 2, 1902 and
in 1904 was incorporated as a national orga-
nization under the laws of Virginia.

In its first decade, Kappa Delta held its first
► see KA on page 7

Students carve up a "Great Pumpkin"

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Brian Berryhill/l'&W

Hideki Yasumoto's jack-o-lantern was one of those which was
displayed in the student gallery. This was his first experience
carving a pumpkin. Though he found the experience
enjoyable, he did not enjoy the smell or the mess.

Liz Dubuisson

Staff Writer

Somewhere a child waits in a pumpkin
patch, wrapped in his little blue blanket. He
keeps telling himself that the Great Pump-
kin will soon arrive. But like everyone who
waits for the Great Pumpkin, he eventually
falls asleep.

In the spirit of the season, the introduc-
tory sculpture class has worked on creating
their own great pumpkins, or to be more
correct, jacko-lanterns.

After having worked on carving plaster,
which is now displayed under the stairs by
the reserve desk in the library, the pumpkins
were as easy as pie.

Molly Moody found pumpkin carving
exhillarating because of the "feeling of carv-
ing into actual flesh without harming it."
Plus, the idea of creating art from fruit in-
trigued her.

Though Amy Clay Cashion, whose jack-
o-lantern was inspired by the rock group Kiss,
is not really supposed to have knives, she is

experienced with carving. She won a pump-
kin carving contest in 3rd grade. "I like the
way it feels to scoop the gunk out with your
hand," she said.

Hideki Yasumoto feels completely the op-
posite way. "It's gross inside and I don't like
the smell." This was Yasumoto's first pump-
kin carving experience. In Japan he is used
to seeing green pumpkins for eating, not or-
ange pumpkins for carving. There is no Hal-
loween in Japan, and the tradition seems a
bit funny to him.

After carving plaster, Jessica Dill found
pumpkins much easier to work with. "Plas-
ter was so time consuming. You had to use
little strokes." Pumpkins are more fun and
less tedious in her view.

For a week the pumpkins were displayed
in the student gallery on the third floor of
the Academic Complex. However, as they
began to slump, rot, and liquify, they were
removed. No one can recreate the Great
Pumpkin, and so we look, and wait, and
make a wish for the next year.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997

ism

Suitcase
College? Yes,
We Are!

Check out the parking lots here on
campus towards Friday noon. An aerial
shot would reveal a Swiss-cheese mo-
tif, as student automobiles become,
quite literally, few and far-between.
This college is well-regarded as a "suit-
case college, " and we here at the Purple
and White think it's for good reason.

This place becomes a graveyard ev-
ery weekend because, sadly and frankly,
there is nothing to do in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi. This college has students from
all over this great state, Louisiana, and
other nearby (and more interesting)
locales, and we like to go home when
classes get out for the week. And if we
live too far away, then we go elsewhere.
Millsaps is within driving distance of
New Orleans, the coast, Memphis, and
a handful of better places. Why stay
here, in the Cleveland of the South,
when we can go to these wonderful and
majestic places. Tupelo, for example,
which is only three short hours away.
Kind of sad, isn't it?

So, why do we leave? Simple: there
is so little to do at Millsaps from Friday
afternoon to Sunday evening that the
chirping of crickets is audible all the
way to the east-side of County Line
Road. And the school tries to entice us
to stay by bringing "The Vomiter" or
whoever to entertain us. The jazz girl,
Nina Storey, was pretty good, though
(way to go Women's Conference). And
it's not that Jackson is such a bad place;
most of us on the staff likes it, though
most of us would like to be stationed
elsewhere for the moment ("Zimba-
bwe!" cried one tired layout editor -
perfect example). In fact, note to Opin-
ions Editors: idea for next week's Photo
Poll - "Where would you rather be than
Jackson?" Another idea: "What do you
do on the weekends?", to be asked to
students who do not leave for the week-
end, students from Missouri or Colo-
rado or some far away place like that.
Not that we really care, mind you, but
we're looking for ideas ourselves.

FERD'S EYE VIEW

'Fraid Not? 'Fraid So!

William L. Law III

Guest Writer

Last week I authoured an article concerning the hypersensitiv-
ity towards minourity groups, which I claimed was so powerful
that these groups would be intolerant to any criticism. Exactly as
anticipated, a teacher here at Millsaps chose to openly berate my
article (and demonstrated a considerable lack of class by attack-
ing my personal character) in class. The aim of this teacher's in-
vective was not to encourage debate on the matter, but to stifle
my argument without disproving it. This sort of behaviour is char-
acteristic of those who are unable to support the multikultural
malady they champion.

I would like to thank this teacher for demonstrating the legiti-
macy of my last article. However, one of the criticisms challenged
the accuracy of my claims. I shall not respond to the insults, but
am always committed to defend my logic. In the modern
Amerikan institution, Christianity is often subject to excessive
(and, in my eyes, undue) criticism. I stated that there should be
"concerns" about an important Jewish text, the Talmud. Unfor-
tunately, Millsaps seems to encourage attacks on Christianity, but
abhors any critique of Judaism. For those of you who have been
motivated to believe that Christianity is spiteful and restrictive, I
offer the following quotes from the aforementioned "sacred" Jew-
ish text. I will allow the reader to determine whether my indig-
nation is petty, or if these "teachings" should be met with utter
disgust:

• "A non-Jewish child of three years and a day is suitable for
copulation, her rapist is only unclean until the evening." -
Choschen Ha'mischpat.

• "The non-Jews are not to be cured, even for money" - lore Dea
(158, 1).

• "Theft from a non-Jew by an Israelite may be retained" -
Sanhedrin, 57a.

• "It is permitted to deceive a non-Jew." - Babha Kama (113b).

• "(non-Jews) must be killed. Who has the power. . . let him kill
them openly with the sword, of not (lacking power) let him use
artifices." - Sulchan Arach, Chosen Hamiszpat, 425, 50.

20th Century application of the Talmud, multikulturalism, as
preached by a Jewish rabbi in 1954:

• "Our control will.. .forbid whites to mate with whites. ..mixing
the dark with the white means the end of the white man, thus
our most dangerous enemy will become only a memory." - Rabbi
Emanuel Rabinovich, Emergency Council of European Rabbis.

William L. Law III uses a version ofOxfordian English spelling for his
columns. This is a style we accept for literary purposes only.

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Millsaps College

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OPINIONS 3

Divine Confusion

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

I am a theological mutt. I was bap-
tized Episcopal. That's what my father's
side of the family is, and my mother
was raised Christian Scientist. I at-
tended a Lutheran kindergarten and an
Episcopal elementary school. I was
educated for four years by Jesuit priests
at a Catholic boys' parochial school,
which left me
with a deep fear
of the Catholic
Church and a
burning desire to
one day be the
Pope, ironic as
that may sound.
I have attended
Unitarian, Bap-
tist and Pentecos-
tal church services, and somehow
found myself at a Methodist-based Col-
lege. This has all led to a great deal of
ambiguity and confusion for me.

I am always hearing about how one
religion is superior among others.
Christianity is most favorable as a gen-
eral given; Protestantism is the most
superior of Christian religions, at least
in Mississippi. I hate to say it, but I am
losing my faith in the various Chris-
tian religions. It's not so much the re-

James Thompson

ligion itself, but the people who defend
it. I am offended by piety, and even
more than that, hypocrisy, which I
have seen in abundance here. Granted
my own religious background is rather
mottled. I have read The Satanic Bible,
most Christian Bibles and bits of The
Torah. I have practiced Wicca, Voodoo
and some forms of Black magic, until
one particularly frightening experi-
ence. Casting spells and practicing the
Occult kept me entertained for a while,
until it blew up in my face. I realized
before it was too late that I was abus-
ing the spiritual aspect of the Meta-
physical Realm, and that ain't good.

It is my opinion that man invented
God because it is a basic need of ours
to believe in something greater than
us. It's a terrifying thought that man is
the supreme being. The Christian Old
Testament is based on tribal stories,
much like all other primitive religions.
I am sure there is a God, and I believe
in Him (or Her), as I believe in Jesus
Christ, and all the basics of Christian-
ity, from the Commandments to the
resurrection. Whatever you want to
call Him - Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah,
Buck - He probably doesn't care which
spiritual handbook you practice from,
as long as you believe in something.

A specious encounter
of the third kind

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

In my wanderings across the meads
and moors of Millsaps, it becomes nec-
essary to occupy my time, not the time
spent on schoolwork, but the time
spent in between those times, like
when you are
hurrying across
campus holding
in a movement
after eating lunch
in the grill, or
when you are
sashaying from
class, intention-
ally separating
yourself from
your surroundings, saying hello to
some and in one way or another ig-
noring others.

This is a feature of the South that
still hasn't made itself clear to me. I
was taught to be cordial with every-
one, greet others, open doors for
women, etc. A dilemma irrupts: who
do I acknowledge, who do I pooh-
pooh, and to whom do I apply all the
areas of address in between? Obviously,
the he-men and woe-men that I know

J.C. Jordan

well pose no quandary, but what of the
persons that I have spent some time
with, but not enough to formulate a
relationship? And when does a person
reach the level of acquaintance after
previously being lower on my loathe
ladder, therefore making it okay to pre-
tend I didn't notice that they walked
past me? The hospitality clause that we
agree to has no clear definition.

So I have proposed a solution: we
should either say something to every-
one we meet, or not. And since we re-
side in the most spit-upon state in the
kingdom, we should make it our cause
to insure that whenever we approach
another human being, we pursue ev-
ery ostensible avenue of address pos-
sible, but without stopping and actu-
ally wasting any of our precious time.
From now on, every person I meet will
get an ardent wink, hello, nose-
wrinkle, and friendly tongue-wag be-
fore I reach them, and after they pass
they will get a finger, a profanity, an
intestinal spewing, and a 'yo greasy
granny' insult to insure that they don't
fall into the category of 'know, but
don't talk to . In these times of confu-
sion, it's the least I can do.

I can't stand the sound of my own
voice, but I am trying to change that.
I'm trying to learn to really dig my own
sound, to recognize my own voice-
both internally and externally. Espe-
cially when I'm shouting. If you
haven't heard the strength of your own
voice, if you haven't belted some soul-
ful refrain lately, you should try it.

Over fall break, I did just that; I
trekked to North Carolina for a couple
of days where early one morning I
hiked up to the peak of a mountain
for the explicit purpose of screaming
my head off. I had felt rumblings for
some time now, but I just hadn't found
the time or place to do my shouting. I
remember one afternoon last semester,
even, I had gotten so fired up after a
discussion in class that I literally
wanted to scale the belltower and
whoop it up. Instead, the better part
of timidity, if not wisdom, prevailed,
and I squelched my own scream. So I
knew when I was headed up the moun-
tain that morning a week or so ago that
I was going to shout; I Just needed to.
I said all kinds of things. Nothing too
profound, but I did my shouting.

First I just shouted, "hello," the tra-
ditional introductory yawp. I shouted
my name next, and, finally, I ventured
into philosophical expressions. I

Raising the Roof

shouted, "I'm free," in response to my
recent completion of a degree. But I
didn't stop there. I even started shout-
ing, not singing really, songs, as loudly
as I could. In short, for lack of a better
explanation, I busted loose. For once
in my life, I said exactly what 1 wanted
to say, as loudly as I wanted to say it,
for as long as I wanted to say it. And
then, I wandered back down the
mountain and wondered if my shout-
ing days were done.

But I'm pretty sure they aren't; I'm
pretty sure they have only just begun.
As I drove home, in fact, I couldn't re-
sist shouting as I sped across the
Chatahoochee River. It just seemed like
the thing to do. Then, as I drove
through Montgomery, I cranked up
some Civil Rights songs and sang along
as loudly as I could. I even took an exit
west of Montgomery, singing and
shouting all the way. And that night,
after singing along with one of my fa-
vorite musicians at her concert in New
Orleans, I stopped on the old Lake
Ponchatrain bridge and shouted out
into the night, over the waters. It was
raining and windy, and I could hardly
hear myself. But I shouted anyway.

I'm not exactly sure what has
prompted all of this shouting although
I'm sure if pushed I could come up with

lots of reasons: I had one of those de-
cade birthdays, I completed the elusive
terminal degree, etc., etc. But I actu-
ally think it's more than any one rea-
son. Maybe I've realized that if I don't
speak up, loudly, someone else will
speak for me. I think, too, it is that
decision I have made to try to appreci-
ate the sound of my own voice. What's
more, I've finally realized that there are
dozens of people in this community
who are sounding similar refrains. And
possibly, I have finally woken up,
looked around me, and realized there
are some things worth shouting about.

There are things that need to be
shouted about, both in celebration and
in mourning. People, in spite all odds,
do decide to be decent, and they
choose to spend their energies and ef-
forts making the world a better place.
If you asked me, that's something
worth shouting about. Likewise, tragic
disconnections are made, as well.
People hide behind various masks in
order to demean, disempower, and
degrade other human beings. I say
that's worth shouting about, too. We
can do better. We can be better.

While I was writing my dissertation,
I collected several wonderful quota-
tions that I've just been dying to use.
In a short story by Grace Greenwood,

by Paula Garrett

the first female newspaper correspon-
dent for the New York Times,. I found
and seized upon this line, "I am re-
solved to be worthy of myself." I think
it packs a pretty powerful punch. For
too long, for one reason or another, we
have refrained from shouting. So, I'm
trying to change that. I'm trying to be
worthy of myself.

Growing up in church, as I did, I
heard a lot of talk of shouting from the
rooftops, the mountaintops, and vari-
ous other altitude challenging places;
we even sang songs about it. The funny
thing is, I never saw anyone do it al-
though I amused myself to no end as a
child imaging various folks in the
church really cutting loose. Ironically
enough, it seemed like an extremely
unlikely occurrence there. Even
though no one ever scaled the steeple
in my hometown to howl one truth or
another as their singing promised they
would, those folks did know some-
thing about the sound of their own
voices. They knew that, when lifting
voices proudly and loudly together,
they could just about raise the roof,
even if no one was on it. I guess that's
what I'm looking for now-now that
I've learned to raise my own voice. I'm
looking for the other voices that wiil
join with me to raise a few roofs!

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 6, 1 997

Jackson police officer
killed in shooting

On Monday, Oct. 27, funeral services
were held in Jackson for Police Officer
Brian Kinsey at 2:00pm. Patrolman
Kinsey was shot and killed while re-
sponding to a call of domestic distur-
bance last Wednesday, Oct. 22.

According to the Clarion-Ledger,
Kinsey was shot in the head and the
chest while responding to the call at
209 Jessamine St. This began a one and
a half hour standoff that ended with
police shooting and killing Kinsey's as-
sailant, Eddie Bassett.

Because Officer Kinsey was not wear-
ing a bullet-proof vest during the shoot-
ing, several questions have been raised
about the possibility of changing the
Jackson police department's optional
vest policy.

Police Chief Robert Johnson told re-
porters of the Clarion-Ledger he will
consider changing the policy in order
to protect the lives of his officers.
Johnson didn't know why Kinsey
wasn't wearing a vest at the time of the
shooting because he usually "wore the
thing religiously," he stated in the news-
paper. He also said to reporters that he
wasn't sure if the vest would have saved
Kinsey's life, but there was always the
possibility.

WORLD

Resolving the culural
differences between
U.S. and China

The distinct line between the capi-
talistic United States and communistic
China is disentegrating. This week in
Washington, President Bill Clinton and
Chinese President Jiang Zemin met to
discuss the involvement of American
companies in the Chinese market, more
specifically American companies that
can help China undertake their plan in
developing a nuclear-energy facilities.
These agreements look to be very suc-
cessful for the American companies in-
volved.

Another dimension of these agree-
ments is that China will end it's nuclear
cooperation with Iran. These agree-
ments do not solidfy a friendship be-
tween the United Sates and China,
which according to Madeline Albright
on NBC-TV's Meet the Press as stated
in the Wall Street Journal, "We will
never have a completely normal rela-
tion with them [China] until they have
a better human-rights policy".

Multi-Cultural Affairs will hold
festival to promote unity

Sherri Hartman

Staff Writer

This year, Multi-Cultural Affairs (MCA) is proud to
give their fifth annual multi-cultural festival. This event
will be held Nov. 17-21 in the Student Center. They
will provide lots of good food, useful information, and
fun for everyone.

MCA is an organization which strives to create unity
among students and faculty of all cultural groups. Every
Tuesday at noon MCA meets to discuss a variety of
topics which relate to the everyday lives of all mem-
bers of the Millsaps community. The topics range any-
where from racism to interracial relationships, and are
usually announced on E-mail messages.

MCA welcomes all students to participate in put-

ting together this festival. Sherryl Wilburn, who is in
charge of the festivities, said that the festival is also open
to anyone who would like to assist in the festival or even
set up a booth by contacting her. All types of booths are
welcome, whether has to do with personal collections,
historical facts, present conditions, sororities, fraternities,
religious matters, or other subject matters.

The purpose of MCA is to bring the Millsaps commu-
nity together. Their goal is to inform students about dif-
ferent cultures, reducing the fear of the unknown. With-
out this fear, cultures of all varieties can unite. Multi-
Cultural Affairs is an attempt of unity, to bring topics out
into the open and discuss them in order to help the com-
munity understand, which MCA hopes will further assist
them in their goal of unity.

Habitat's shack-a-delic, baby!

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

Habitat for Humanity sponsored last
week's Shack-a-thon at Millsaps in order to
raise money for a house building project in
downtown Jackson. The Shack-a-thon be-
gan Wednesday at noon and continued un-
til Thursday at 2 p.m.

Millsaps students volunteered their time
to take up donations in the bowl. The stu-
dents alternated shifts in a large cardboard
box set up just outside the doors of the stu-
dent center. The box was manned for
twenty-six straight hours and students col-
lected around $200.

Habitat for Humanity's goal is to "raise
$8,000 to $10,000 in order to co-sponsor a
house to be given to the homeless" accord-
ing to Brian Means, the director of the Shack-
a-thon.

It will probably "take a couple of years to
raise the necessary money" said Suzanne
Wahrle, a participant in the Shack-a-thon.
The project raised money and hopes for the
future of Jackson's homeless.

The project was designed to "remind
people what it is like to be homeless," said
Means.

Students had a chance to experience, al-
beit briefly, life in a box, as a homeless per-

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Daniel Redmond enthusiastically works a shift for the Shack-a-Thon.
son while at the same time raising funds to combat homelessness.
Daniel Redmond spent two hours in the box and said he "enjoyed
every minute of it."

However, he was concerned that it was making light of a home-
less person's situation. After his shift, he "realized what it must be
like to live like [a homeless person] and have to beg for money."

Shanell Hudson

"Create and Participate." This is
the motto for the Black Student As-
sociation at Millsaps during the 1997-
1998 academic year. Many people
often wonder who we are and what
we do, sometimes getting us confused
with SBA. No, we are not the Stu-
dent Body Association, but here's
what we do...

A variety of events are on the table
for the month of November for BSA.
For instance, during the first week of
November, a penny drive has been
organized to raise money for teen
runaways to attend a cultural event
with different members of BSA.

The em-
phasis for
this idea was
placed on
helping dis-
advantaged
children see
community
happenings
such as bal-
lets, plays, and art exhibits that they
might not have seen otherwise.

BSA is also in the process of spon-
soring a 'Music Night' during the
Multicultural Festival, to be held
November 17-21. The Music Night

is tentatively scheduled for the
evening of November 21 and may
include performances from various
gospel, R&B, and jazz groups.

Currently, our organization is
comprised of approximately 85
people-this includes students, fac-
ulty, and staff here at Millsaps.

Membership and participation
could probably be greater, but I
think a common misconception is
that you have to be a Black Student
to join BSA. Of course, this is not
true, and BSA would like to stress
that anyone who is interested is
more than welcome to join.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1997

NEWS

"The door's open": dean welcomes
students at forum

Brian Berryhill

Photographer

"The door's open," expresses Dean Rich-
ard Smith at the SBA forum held Wednes-
day night in the New South Atrium. Around
30 to 40 students came out to the SBA spon-
sored forum. The forum gave students an op-
portunity to voice their concerns and to al-
low the new Dean of the College to become
more acquainted with the students.

Before answering questions and listening
to comments from students, Smith gave a
brief introduction about his growing up in
Whittier, CA, and his undergraduate experi-
ence at Whittier College. Smith went on to
talk about the differences in liberal arts col-
leges like Whittier and Millsaps compared to
research institutions like Carnegie Mellon.

Smith stated that two of the biggest issues
facing the college at this time was the money
coming into the school and communications
between the students, faculty, staff and ad-
ministration. Stated simply by Smith,
"Millsaps is poorer than we look, poorer than .
we like." He said recruiting new students and
retention of current students is more chal-
lenging having to compete against colleges
with much larger endowments. In regard to
resources available to students, Smith admit-
ted that other colleges are "better some-
what." Smith mentioned the recent proposal

by SBA raising the student activity fee as a
way to keep more students involved with the
college.

When asked about comparing Millsaps to
other colleges, Dean Smith said that Millsaps
"stands out from what many other institu-
tions are doing." Smith noted that Millsaps'
core curriculum is a "real strength of the in-
stitution and further noted that comprehen-
sive exams "make Millsaps stand out" when
compared to other similar colleges.

In response to a question on the status of
technological resources, Dean Smith replied
the "...state of computing on campus is not
good, not bad." Smith said there is a need to
provide more networked PC's rather than
ASCII terminals as well as providing network
access in dorm rooms instead of dumb ter-
minals. He stated that an open forum will
be held during late November or early De-
cember to provide student input for the new
technology resource plan being formulated
by the Technology Task Force headed by Dr.
Hugh Parker. A Feb 1, 1998, release date is
scheduled for the new technology plan.

When asked if he planned to teach any
Political Science courses atMillsaps, Smith
replied, "When I'm going to teach is not
clear... maybe by a year from this spring."
Smith also commented that he "won't be
able to add much... maybe a course per year."

Rrian Berryhill

Dean Smith fields questions about himself and about the future of
Millsaps from the student audience at a forum last night.

On the topic of departmental expansion or downsizing, Smith
replied, "The college needs to do some work." Furthermore, Smith
said the college shoYild "think more carefully about what kind of
college it wants to be," but admitted that it is a "complicated dis-
cussion to have."

Concerning the Millsaps- Wilson Library, Smith stated he would
like to make the outward appearance more attractive so the "li-
brary presents itself better."

To conclude, Dean Smith pushed his "open door policy" of let-
ting anyone come and converse with him at any time he is avail-
able. "I'll talk to you if you want to come see me. I want you to
know that," Smith stated.

OAK sponsored annual Tap Day for campus organizations

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Students stand up to recieve recognition during the
annual Omicron Delta Kappa Tap Day last Thursday.
Nineteen Honorary Societies and other campus
organizations tapped new members while excellence
awards were presented also to fraternities and sororities.

Jason Stine

News Editor

The annual Tap Day ceremony held on Thursday,
October 23 saw over 200 Millsapians tapped for a wide
variety of awards and honorary societies.

In the Recital Hall in the Academic Complex the main
presenters for Tap Day were Chris Brunt of the music
department, who performed the prelude: Toccata in E
Major by Bach, kicking off the ceremony, and Ellen
Czaika with the opening remarks.

The tap presentations began with the awarding of
the Panhellenic scholarship, introduced by Kate Calvert.
The next three awards, presented by Venita Mitchell

and Dean of the college Richard Smith, were the Per-
spectives Leaders of the Year, the Tribette Scholarship,
and the Fraternity and Sorority Scholarships, which are
set aside for the most outstanding fraternity and soror-
ity in terms of overall academic performance.

Afterwards the tapping of honorary societies com-
menced. A total of 19 societies inducted members into
their organization.

The first to offer membership to 3 chosen students
who excelled in theater performance was the Alpha Psi
Omega society.

Other societies included Eta Sigma Phi, the Classics
honorary, which tapped 11 students, Pi Delta Phi, a
French society, tapping 2 students, the Spanish society,
Sigma Delta Pi, which tapped 8 people, and Phi Alpha
Theta, which is a history honor society that tapped a
total of 2 students.

Also included on tap day were Phi Eta Sigma, the soci-
ety that honored freshmen with 52 students tapped and
the national honorary Greek society, the Order of Omega,
which tapped 13 students.

Among the honor societies that are devoted to the sci-
ences, Alpha Kappa Delta, concerned with Sociology, the
American Chemical Society, and Chi Chi Chi, which rep-
resents chemistry, tapped a total of 25 students.

The type of honor societies that tapped the most stu-
dents that day were the organizations concerned with
service and leadership in the community. Emerging Lead-
ers, the Student Alumni Association, Sigma Lambda, and
Omicron Delta Kappa tapped 81 students in all.

At the end of the ceremony, the students sang Alma
Mater, the school song, following the postlude, Now
Thank We All Our God by Karg-Elert, again performed
by Chris Brunt as the students left the recital hall.

Tap Day also marked the end of the ten-week fresh-
man Perspectives program. Students attended the pro-
gram with their leaders before bidding a fond farewell.

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1997-98 telemarketing group
helps annual fund to increase

Laurel Ditto

Guest Writer

The 1997-98 Student Telemarketing Pro-
gram is helping the Annual Fund staff reach
new heights in their fundraising efforts this
year.

This fall, with the help of a new Assistant
Director, Laurel Ditto, the Annual Fund staff
hopes to raise $150,000 through the Student
Telemarketing Program.

In the beginning of the fall semester, 24
students were hired to call not only Millsaps
alumni but also friends of the college and
parents of Millsaps students and ask these
individuals to continue their financial sup-
port of the school.

These students went through a detailed
training session in which they were taught
the most effective fundraising techniques for
telemarketing.

On Saturday afternoons and Monday and
Tuesday evenings, these callers gather in the
Telemarketing room in the basement of
Franklin Hall, where, though not seen by
many of their classmates, they are making a
big difference for all students on the Millsaps
campus.

The critical funds these telemarketers raise
will support Financial Aid, Faculty Support,
Academic Programs, and the Library.

The Telemarketing Program begins at the
end of September and the students will call
until the middle of December. So far, these

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Alan Kirk, was overheard cheering his workers on:
"Come on guys, I know it's Alot, but we can do it!"
While this may be the 5th Annual North American Food
Drive, it will be the 17th Annual Pantry Raid at Millsaps
College, which spawned the aforementioned national
food drive. The Pantry Raid was started in the early 1980's
by the Millsaps College chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha in
the hopes of promoting brotherhood and building a
bond with the local community. As the years went on,

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Sophomore Shantelle Suane and freshman Bria Griffith use their
telemarketing skills as they ask alumni donors to renew their
donations for the 1997-98 Annual Fund drive.

telemarketers have raised a total of over $70,000 in pledges! The
Annual Fund staff hopes to build on this progress throughout the
end of the semester.

Students from many different majors and all classifications are
involved in the program. The 1997-98 Student Telemarketers are
Will Beard, Mandy Bourgeois, Rebecca Bradford, Liz Dubuisson, Betsy
Farrell, Julie Garner, Bria Griffith, Jennifer Jones, Allen King, and
Kelly Malpass.

Also participating are Katherine Markham, Chris Pool, Gillian
Poole, April Powell, Jason Reddoch, Catrice Seals, Jason Stine,
Shantelle Suane, Kelly Sudduth, Holly Taylor, and Gretl
Zimmermann.

community awareness of the Fraternity and the event
grew, so the pounds of food that were collected rose
steadily. With the huge success of the Pantry Raid at
Millsaps College, the General Fraternity of Lambda Chi
Alpha developed the North American Food Drive. It
was first implemented in 1993, and brought in more
than 256,416 pounds of food to feed the hungry. In
1994, the second Food Drive collected over 415,000
pounds of food. Soon after, other fraternities, charities,
and politicians were eager to help in this cause to stamp
out hunger in their community.

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Olin Hall

Dracula

The Millsaps Players
7:30pm

CC Auditorium

Weekly Episcopalian

Eucharist

noon

CC Chapel

FCA Meeting
12:25 p.m.
Aerobics Room

FRIDAY

Friday Forum: Mill-
saps International
Studies

12:30-1:30 p.m.
MH 111

Millsaps Players
present Dracula
7:30 p.m.
CC Auditorium

Halloween

Catholic Campus Min-
istry: Our House Teen
Shelter Event
5:30-8:00 p.m.

SATURDAY

KD I SAE Tailgate
Party

11:30-1:30
(tailgate area near the
football field)

CPR Class

8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

New South Lobby

Millsaps Football vs.
University of the
South
2:00 p.m.
Millsaps

SUNDAY

Campus Mass with
Father foe Tonos
6:00 p.m.

Christian Center
Chapel

Wesley Fellowship
6:30-7:45 p.m.
New South

MONDAY

American Chemical
Society Meeting
7:30 p.m.
Olin Hall

French Discussion
noon-l:00 p.m.
MH 214

TUESDAY

Diversity Group

Meeting

noon

3rd Floor Student
Center

Math Club Meeting
3 pm
SH 221

Fellowship of Chris-
tian Athletes
12:45 pm
Aerobics room

WEDNESDAY

Soccer v. Centre
(men's and women's)
noon (w)
2 pm (m)
Danville, KY

THURSDAY

Seeking (k Understand-
ing Series
11:30 a.m.
Christian Center
Chapel

Major Productions pre-
sents comedian Al
Ducharme
8:00 p.m.
AC 215

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1997

NEWS 7

Senior gains world recognition

►KA

Rena Hardey

Guest Writer

Brian Courville, an ac-
counting major at Millsaps
College, is a recipient of an
Award of Recognition from
the International Affilia-
tion of Accounting Firms'
Educational Foundation,
Inc.

The grant is provided
through the Robert
Kaufman Memorial Schol-
arship Fund, which was es-
tablished in honor of a later
founder and chairman of
the Board of Independent
Accountants International.

The Scholarship Fund is
solely supported by the 130
member accounting firms
which are located in 78
countries around the
world.

Brian Courville received
the award on September 29
from Mr. Robert R. Ward,
president and managing
partner of Home Certified
Public Accountants Group.

"To our knowledge this
is the only scholarship

Brian Cimrvitk/Special to the P&W

Accounting major Brian Courville recently won an
award of international merit.

fund to offer grants specifically to undergraduates
in the field of accounting around the globe," Ward
said.

The Robert Kaufman Memorial Scholarship Fund
is administered by the Educational Foundation
which is supported by voluntary contributions re-

ceived from Independent
Accountant member firms.

The scholarships are
open to accounting stu-
dents enrolled in or plan-
ning to enroll in any recog-
nized graduate college or
university throughout the
world.

Applicants are evaluated
by an impartial committee
on the basis of grade point
average, standardized test
scores in the applicant's re-
spective field, extracurricu-
lar activities, and financial
need.

Home CPA Group, a
longtime member of Inde-
pendent Accountants Inter-
national, is the fourteenth
largest accounting firm in
the Southeastern United
States and prizes its 35-yeat
tradition of client commit-
ment. Home CPA Group's
mission is to help its clients
succeed, while honoring its
public obligations and pro-
fessional standards.

Millsaps Greeks: showing 'em the money

Cassie Sheldon

Guest Writer

Each summer the Greek organizations of Millsaps
campus gather together at their national conventions.

The Tri Deltas were recognized for an outstanding
Rush by being placed on the official "Rush Honor Roll".

Kappa Delta received the Panhellenic Award, given
to only one outstanding chapter in the country, the
Excellence in Pledge Education Award, and the Merit
Chapter.

Chi Omega received the Award of Excellence, the
highest honor that can be given at their convention.

Phi Mu won an award for the highest area GPA and
the Bronze Level Contribution to Children's Miracle
Network.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon won the National Chapter
Achievement Award, Runner up Finance Award, Run-

ner up Communications Award, Runner-up Chapter
Housing, Excellence in Chapter Leadership for past presi-
dent Dugue Daigle, National Scholarship Award; Under-
graduate of the Year, Britt Mendoza; National Chapter
Advisor Award, Dr. James B. Harris; and the Besser-Lindsey
Award to Dugue Daigle, given to a senior who showed
leadership skills and scholastic achievement.

Kappa Sigma received the Intramural Participation
Award and past president Greg Betz was awarded Grand
Master of the Year.

The Kappa Alpha fraternity earned a chapter GPA of
3.15, the second highest in the nation. The fraternity
also won the Ammen Award, and they also received the
General George C. Marshall Award for chapter excellence.

Joey Castille and Brian French accepted the awards of
Most Improved Scholarship and Most Chapter Spirit for
the Pi Kappa Alphas.

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Kappa Alpha/Special to the P&W

KA members Matthew McLaughlin, Hugh Gamble, Tyler Walton,
Harry Rayburn, Don Cumbest, Philip Chapman, Justin Matheny,
Bart Liles and Brian Williams accept the Marshall Award at their
national convention August 11 in Atlanta, GA.

The Staff of the P&W
wishes to congratulate

the members of the
1997-98 Homecoming
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Convention in Richmond, Virginia, orga-
nized alumnae associations, set up a system
of pledge education and set into practice its
constitution, ritual, seal and coat of arms.
Also, in 1904, the first edition of The Angelos,
Kappa Delta's national magazine, was pub-
lished.

In the decades that followed, Kappa Delta
added more and more members to its roster,
and today Kappa Delta boasts a membership
of over 150,000. Also, the national philan-
thropy, The Children's Hospital of Rich-
mond, Virginia was adopted, the Endow-
ment Fund was created, the sorority pledged
support to the New York City Panhellenic
House, and the Central Office was estab-
lished. In addition, the Kappa Delta Direc-
tory, the Kappa Delta Songbook and A His-
tory of Kappa Delta Sorority, in two volumes,
were all published, and in 1933 Kappa Delta
was chairman of National Panhellenic Con-
gress.

National Kappa Delta granted a charter to
Kappa Mu in 1914 at Millsaps, and this group
of women was installed as Mu chapter of
Kappa Delta on September 25, 1914. The
pledge service of the newly formed chapter
was held at the Kappa Sigma chapter house
on Millsaps campus and eight members were
initiated into the first class.

Mu chapter celebrated this national "Cen-
tennial Celebration" Friday evening in the
Forestry Auditorium at the state Agriculture
and Forestry Museum. The event hosted ap-
proximately 250 people including Kappa
Delta Jackson Area Alumnae Association
President, Miss Millicent Emmert and Kappa
Delta Faculty Advisor, Mr. Robert W.
McCarley and his wife Mrs. Mary McCarley
who is an alumnae of Mu chapter.

The event was a night of festivities with
food, drink, entertainment and excitement.
Alumnae of the Jackson area and surround-
ing cities and states were among the 250 who
attended the event, and one alumnae belong-
ing to the 1942 pledge class at Millsaps was
also in attendance. The Centennial Council
of Mu chapter presented the crowd with a
ceremony recognizing historical, social and
philanthropic aspects of Kappa Delta. Shortly
after, there was a slide show that illustrated
Kappa Delta life with pictures both past and
present of Kappa Delta ladies.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1 997

Salvaggio

Features
Editor

Herff Jones'
Tips for
Halloween

Dialogues with our favorite squirrel
spawn the most scholarly conversa-
tions. After leaving my philosophy
course, I paid a visit to the holy tree of
squirrel guru Herff Jones. Here's the
result.

Historical background

Thousands of years ago the Celtic
tribes of Europe celebrated the feast of
Samhain. On this day the world of the
dead and that of the living would
merge. But gone are the days when
Halloween (the present-day manifesta-
tion of Samhain) meant locking your-
self in your home for fear of maraud-
ing spirits. So, except for those few neo-
pagans who "know" what Halloween is
all about, little kids and teenagers with
nothing better to do than beg people
to feed their sugar habit need to be put
in their place. Like Gaul, my solution
is divided into three parts. I got all this
from a squirrel, mind you.
All gussied up and no place to go

Don't dress up like your expected
bounty. There's nothing worse than a
giant M&M searching cannibalistically
for that which melts in your mouth,
not in your hand. Scary costumes pro-
vide the backbone of the Halloween
tradition, not cartoon icons, especially
Bullwinkle's flying buddy. Carry real
accessories. If you goes as a samurai,
wield a steel katana, not a plastic one.
Bodily applied Rogaine works if the
Wolfman's more to your taste. If you're
doing the transvestite thing.. .I'll leave
that to your imagination.
Treats...

I cannot stress the need to put
razorblades in Zagnut bars. You should
also coat your candied apples with laxa-
tive (always a treat). Candied corn on
the cob makes an adequate substitute.
How about giving away useful things?
I once found radioactive glowsticks at
a convenience store. Wait. Those were
regular glowsticks. I hear Microsoft
stock is going real cheap these days. Try
that.

...or Tricks

Be original. While throwing eggs and
toilet paper is classic, throwing bloody
organs makes a real statement. An ef-
fective guerilla tactic is the burning a
bag of dog doo. Perhaps the best trick I
have ever seen is making the bloody
murder of a chipmunk look like an sui-
cide via an overdose.

Dr. Charles Moore

Dr. Moore, Midtown and
the Welfare Reform Act

Stephanie Yasinski

Stephanie Yasinski/l'&W

Features Editor

On August 22 of last year, several
policies concerning federal welfare
programs were changed. Dr. Charles
Moore, head of the Political Science
Department, strongly believes that
these changes will have an enormous

impact on welfare programs in Mis-
sissippi.

Dr. Moore says, "I've heard Sena-
tor Daniel Patrick Moynihan say that
he thinks that as a result of this 1996
Welfare Reform Act that we as a soci-
ety are in for at least ten years of hor-
ror in the lives of affected children
until we come to our senses and re-
vise the policy for the better. I think
the senator is right and accurate, and
my motivation is to decrease the hor-
ror and to promote alternatives to
this current policy."

Since 1968, Dr. Moore has been in-
volved in anti-poverty research. Cur-
rently Dr. Moore, along with Dr.
Carolee Larsen of the Sociology De-
partment, is researching the effects
of welfare reform in the state of Mis-
sissippi.

This project began when the North
Midtown Community Development
Board adopted a strategic plan for the
neighborhood to the west of
Millsaps.

Part of this plan was to form a work

ready school, a school that could
help low income adults gain better
job skills. Once formed, the work
ready school successfully applied for
an AmeriCorps Grant.

This was where Dr. Moore and Dr.
Larsen came into place. They were
invited to be evaluators of the grant.
One of their many duties is to evalu-
ate how support service programs,
like the work ready school, fulfill ob-
jectives of welfare reform.

Dr. Moore said, "My long term in-
terest in this is documenting what
is going to happen in the state of
Mississippi and the nation as a re-
sult of these policy changes, because
I know what's going to happen. I
know a number of children are go-
ing to be hurt and I intend to docu-
ment to the best of my ability what
happens in the state of Mississippi
concerning these cases. When the
time comes to change policy again
I want to be able to say this is what
was responsible for hurting so many
people!"

Early Jackson trick-or-treaters

Brian BerryhitW'SiW

(Above) Last Monday in the New
South Atrium trick-or-treaters
came early. Corey Ford and Cord
Campbell handed out candy to a
princess and a cowgirl while (right)
Erica Woodall gave out treats to a
hanging victim and a ninfa.

■

Brian Rerryllill/l'&W

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1 997

FEATURES 9

WITH LOVE FROM HUNGARY

with Michael Bar ham

Beautiful Austria

Let me tell you what I like about Europe.

At 5:30 Thursday afternoon, I got on a train from Budapest
to Venice, Italy (through Croatia and Slovenia). By 10:00 Fri-
day morning, I was roaming the streets and canals of Venice
(though I opted not to pay for a gondola ride). Saturday morn-
ing, after a night in a youth hostel, I got on a train.

I had decided to go to Innsbruck, Austria, because it was not
too far from either Venice or Budapest, and I thought I would
like to see some of the Alps. The train that I was on, however,
was delayed to the point that I would have missed the first
connecting train to Innsbruck.

In mid-journey, I studied my map and realized that instead
of going to Innsbruck, I could make better use of my time by
going to Zuerich, Switzerland. So I stayed on the train until
Milan and found myself traveling through what many people
consider to be the most beautiful landscape in the world: the
Swiss Alps.

I arrived in Zuerich before dark and secured a cheap hotel
room, and I am now handwriting this on a train between
Salzburg and Vienna, Austria. I will arrive in Budapest around
10:30 this evening (Sunday). The point of all that is that in
one weekend (Friday included), with a Eurail pass that I paid
for long ago, I was able to travel through six countries and see
many extremes as far as landscapes and cultures. It is enough
for me to look through a train window at snow-capped moun-
tains, vineyards, green rivers, and spruce trees. I don't feel the
need of having a set destination with something to do there.

I have thought for a long time that Austria is the most beau-
tiful country in the world; even after seeing Switzerland, I re-
affirm that view. Some people overlook Austria thinking that
since German is spoken there, it can't be much different from
Germany. These people going to Innsbruck, I could make bet-
ter use of my time by going to Zuerich, Switzerland. So I stayed
on the train until Milan and found myself traveling through
what many people consider to be the most beautiful landscape
in the world: the Swiss Alps.

I arrived in Zuerich before dark and secured a cheap hotel
room, and I am now handwriting this on a train between
Salzburg and Vienna, Austria. I will arrive in Budapest around
10:30 this evening (Sunday).

The point of all that is that in one weekend (Friday included),
with a Eurail pass that 1 paid for long ago, I was able to travel
through six countries and see many extremes as far as land-
scapes and cultures. It is enough for me to look through a train
window at snow-capped mountains, vineyards, green rivers,
and spruce trees. I don't feel the need of having a set destina-
tion with something to do there.

I have thought for a long time that Austria is the most beau-
tiful country in the world; even after seeing Switzerland, I re-
affirm that view. Some people overlook Austria thinking that
since German is spoken there, it can't be much different from
Germany. These people are missing out.

Traces remain of the glory days of the Hapsburg Monarchy,
but what I find most striking about Austria is the friendliness
of the people. Their dialect of German is perhaps the equiva-
lent of Southern American English, and their manner is more
gentle than in most parts of Europe. There observations are of
course personal, not necessarily socio-anthropologically cor-
rect and not intended to insult anyone. Austria simply hap-
pens to be one of my favorite places on Earth. Advice for the
week: study your German. You'll need it if you ever go any-
where in Europe.

Mark Salvaggio

Features Editor

While Millsaps College affiliates itself with
the Methodist Church, few are more in-
volved in it than Michael Barham. Michael's
dedication to his faith rewarded him recently
when he was elected to the Southeastern Ju-
risdiction Student Movement Steering Com-
mittee for the next two years, where he will
plan their yearly conference and represent
United Methodist College Students on issues
facing the Church. You can see for yourself
the results of Michael's dedication here at
Millsaps as he presides as 2nd VP of the SBA.
How long have you been involved with
the Methodist Church?

"My parents brought me up in the church,
but I have evaluated the beliefs of the church
for many years, and feel its doctrines are
compatible with my beliefs. I have been a
youth director over the past five years in
churches across Mississippi. I have repre-
sented Mississippi's Conference Jurisdic-
tional and Global gatherings to vote on the
election of bishops and on laws of discipline
for the denomination."
What do you do and what do plan to do
on the SBA?

"Currently, I am working on finding a bet-
ter process to run elections, such as Scan-

tron or a website, but I am trying to find po-
tential problems, which has required more
time and thought then I would like. I have
learned quick fixes sometimes result in more
problems in the long run, so I have been try-
ing to look for the best ways of making
smoother elections for everyone without
instituting a plan which will require a finan-
cial investment, then realize it is a bad pro-
gram and try to change."
What is the best/worst part about your
SBA job?

"The best part of the SBA job is getting to
work with a lot of different people in differ-
ent groups, and hearing from people when
they have questions or concerns. The worst
part of my part of my job is having to tell
people when they have lost an election or
haven't been appointed to a committee, be-
cause I always want people to be able to serve
when they express on interest."
How do you organize yourself with all
your responsibilities?

"I pray, trust people I give a job to, and
carry a BIG Franklin Planner."
What are your plans after Millsaps?

"I plan on attending seminary and seek-
ing ordination to elder in the United Meth-
odist Church. Right now, I am praying for
Duke University-Go Blue Devils!"

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997

Arts&

Entertainment
Editor

Razorblade in
a Zagnut

Soon young children will be travers-
ing the streets of the country, roaming
from home to home hoping to chance
upon the house that gives out full-size
Snickers bars rather than a solitary roll
of Smarties. All Hallow's Eve is upon
us, the night when we can cast off our
Christian ideals and roam the streets
as lavishly garbed pagans, caring not
about life for a few brief hours, caring
only about the object of our wander-
lust - glorious, glorious candy. Hallow-
een is the greatest holiday of the entire
year.

Memories

I vaguely remember my first Hallow-
een, when I was just a wee lad. I think
I was a vampire, because plastic teeth
and a vinyl cape makes a creature of
the night. It was a much more inno-
cent time then, my friends and I gorged
ourselves on dangerously unwrapped
apples and popcorn balls, with no fear
of encountering razorblades or lacings
of LSD. We invited Willy Wonka to our
feast and he was joined by Tootsie Roll
and Mr. Zagnut. We lived like
Epicuricans for a night, to return to our
complacent, everyday lives the next.
Gimme that old time paganism

Nowadays all I hear around Hallow-
een is the clarion call of McGruff the
Crime Dog - "Have a safe and happy
Halloween." Halloween is not supposed
to be safe! Halloween is all about dan-
ger, evil. Check my candy for un-
wrapped goodies?? I think not! Hand
me a Granny Smith embedded with
multudinous sharp objects! I will en-
gulf it with a single gulp and laugh
manically! Glow Sticks?!? Glow
Sticks?!? We didn't need no steenking
glow sticks!! We would trick-or-treat
across busy intersections dressed in
black from head. to toe and remain
unscathed! Safety was for the weak!

Boo-hoo

Seriously though, it seems all the fun
has been taken out of Halloween. Some
towns will observe Halloween on
Thursday this week so young ghouls
will have to go beddy-bye at their usual
curfew. I remember last year answering
the door at my house to greet a ghost
donning large reflective orange stripes.
Now that was truly spooky. I have the
sinking feeling there will be no eggs
hurled at unsuspecting grannies'
houses, no doorsteps sawed apart, no
pine trees t.p.ed this year. It almost
makes me wanna cry.

Hot winter movies defrost Hollywood

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

There's no better escape
from the freezing humid
chill of a Mississippi winter
than to curl up with a tub
of hot popcorn in a cozy
movie theater and watch
the latest blockbuster or
indie film. This winter's
movie lineup looks to be so
hot that it could melt a
snowman's head off at 100
paces. Here's a few snippets
of what's in store....

Special to the I'&W

Starship Troopers - Robocop
director Paul Verhoeven's
movie version of Robert A.
Heinlein's novel about man
vs. giant bugs. Sounds like
a cross between Indepen-
dence Day and the sci-fi clas-
sic Them (Nov. 7).
The Rainmaker - John
Grisham book-to-movie
number seven in just a
scant five years. This one
boasts Claire Danes, Danny

Devito, Danny Glover, Jon
Voight, Mickey Rourke and
Francis Ford Coppola as di-
rector (Nov. 14).
Flubber - Robin Williams
becomes funny again
(hopefully) in this Disney
vehicle (based on 1961's The
Absent-Minded Professor.)
Robin Williams and bouncy
green gook has mega-hit
written all over it. (Nov. 26)
Scream 2 - Just about every-
body who didn't die in the
original return for more
spooky fun (Dec. 12).
Amistad - The actors: Mor-
gan Freeman, Anthony
Hopkins, Matthew
McConaughey, and Nigel
Hawthore. The director:
Steven Spielberg. The story:
a mutiny on a Spanish slave
ship. Smells like Oscar
(Dec).

007. Expect lots of Bond
girls and funky gadgets
(Dec. 19).

Special tit the l'&W

Tomorrow Never Dies - Pierce
Brosnan returns for his sec-
ond film as James Bond,

Special to l'&W

Alien: Resurrection
Sigourney Weaver, who
died in Alien3, somehow
comes back from the dead
for a fourth installment.
This time she's joined by
Winona Ryder (Nov. 26).
Sphere - Hollywood likes to
stick to a sure thing. And
Barry Levinson directing
Dustin Hoffman, Sharon
Stone and Samuel L. Jack-
son in yet another Michael
Crichton bestseller-turn-
movie is definitely a sure
thing (Dec. 12).
The BigLebowski - The Coen
brothers {Fargo, Raising Ari-
zona) return with a movie
about a bowler mistaken for

a millionaire. Expect hilari-
ous weirdness (Dec. 25).
The Jackal - Bruce Willis, Ri-
chard Gere, and Sidney
Poitief team up for this re-
make of the 1973 thriller
The Day of the Jackal. Yet an-
other classic thrown into
Hollywood's recycling bin
(Nov. 14).

Titanic - An extremely costly
James Cameron-directed
film about the sinking of -
you guessed it -the Titanic.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill
Paxton, Billy Zane and
Kathy Bates star (Dec. 19)/
Jackie Brown - The moment
you all have been waiting
for (or at least those of you
with a sick sense of humor)
Quentin Tarantino's return
to the director's seat. Rob-
ert DeNiro (yes, you heard
right), Samuel L. Jackson,
Pam Grier, Bridget Fonda
and Michael Keaton star
(Dec. 25).

Special to the I'ttW

Drac ain't wack

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Looking for something spook-tacular to do
on Halloween or the night after?

Why don't you go and catch one of last
two performances of Dracula, presented by
The Millsaps Players on All Hallow's Eve and
the following Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

I had a chance to catch the Sunday mati-
nee this week, and if you haven't already seen
it, I strongly suggest you do so. Even if you've
already seen it, what better way is there to
spend Halloween than an evening with the
Prince of Darkness?

I was skeptical of the play at first, because
I thought it near impossible to make Dracula,
which is better suited for motion pictures,
come alive - on the stage.

Somehow The Players pulled it off,
though. Through the masterful use of spooky
lighting, fog, and an elaborate set, they truly
created the gothic world of the vampire.

Speaking of the vampire, I was quite sur-
prised by Larry Well's performance as
Dracula. It was refreshing to see someone play
Dracula without adhering to the Bela Lugosi
school of thick-accented neckbiters.

Another excellent performance was by
Sam Hall as Renfield. Sam's Renfield was to-
tally believable in his madness. He was a
loony, but not without his wits, exactly as
Renfield was in the novel.

Kudos to everyone else in the play, also
due for their fine performances.

So grab your garlic, crucifix and mirror and
go see Dracula this weekend. This Dracula
definitely doesn't suck.

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Molly Sweeney better suited
for literary types

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Molly Sweeney presents an interesting paradox - it is a play
that can stand tall on its artistic merits alone, but if it had to
rely solely on just its entertainment value, let it suffice to say
it would stand about as tall as Fantasy Island's Tattoo. I really
enjoyed the way in which the play was presented - there are
three actors, Molly herself, her doctor, and her husband, who
tell Molly's tale through a series of dramatic monologues with-
out interacting with one another - the presentation was pure
genius. The play however, bored me to tears. There is very
little action in the play. It is two acts of people literally stand-
ing around talking. The story was very moving and poignant,
it deals with the issue of blindness with definite clarity and
sympathetic urgency. If blidness interests you and you don't
mind or even like dramatic monologue, then Molly Sweeney
is for you. The acting was superb, and virtually flawless. Just
do not expect dynamic dramatic action and dazzling special
effects, because you will be disappointed. Don't get me wrong,
the play was excellent, it just wasn't for me, a fellow who
enjoys Highlander: The Series infinitely more than Masterpiece
Theatre.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13

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The Sensuous Swami

Aries - Confusion reigns in your life
right now. Or maybe you are just too
tired to think things through. However,
beware of snap decisions, they may
snap back in your face.
Taurus - Your bullish behavior of late
cannot be justified. Your sign is the
bull, you are supposed to be human.
Try to act like it once in awhile.
Gemini - Opportunity awaits you just
around the bend, and has the poten-
tial to knock you over if you do not
keep your eyes open.
Cancer - Following a recurring impulse
could lead to a positive development.
Do not procrastinate any longer.
Leo - You are not being ignored by a
close friend, though you probably feel
the opposite. Wait until life slows down
a little, and plan some time to catch
up. You will both be glad you did.
Virgo - Has your virtue been in ques-
tion? Remain steadfast and do not fall
to idle gossip. Whatever does not kill
you will make you stronger.
Libra - Stress can cause you to grow
delirious. Do not do anything too irra-
tional while in this state. You may have
to face up to your actions later.
Scorpio - Stop being so pigheaded. If
you know you are wrong, admit it now.
Ignoring it will not make it go away,
you will only look more foolish later.
Sagittarius - It does no good to waste
your time worrying about love. If it is
mean to be, it will be, and happiness
will follow either way.
Capricorn - Mental stability is not your
forte. Do not try to fight the demons
within (or the psychos without).
Aquarius - Foolishness of the past may
return to haunt you. Stick to your con-
victions, you are stronger than anyone
knows.

Pisces - Your timing could not be
worse. Perhaps if you did things that
are planned rather than always wait-
ing to the last minute, you might get
something done.

Daytime channel surfing and skating

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

I feel like dancing on water with large razor blades
on my feet like ice skates. I want to glide and twist flu-
idly and turn on my razor blade feet... no, on electric
razor blade feet. And then I want
to dive onto my stomach wearing,
of course, an electric razor blade
vest and continue to slide, all the
while incising the tense, smooth
surface of the water only a couple
of millimeters and leaving no vi-
sually discernible wake.

And I would prefer that the
sleek, glassy water would change
colors- first deep blue, then burnt
orange, then maybe a nice forest green. And perhaps
images could appear on the water's surface- images that
morph into other images as the colors fade and bleed
into other colors. And the colors and images could
change in congruence with my dancing- slowly when
I dance gracefully, and, as I dance more and more wildly,
the colors can flash progressively until a strobe effect is
reached...

A few days ago, as I lounged on my couch, my
neck at a ten-degree angle with chin pressed into upper
chest, my hand loosely grasping a remote control, and
my thumb rhythmically pressing the channel up but-
ton, I realized a great annoyance of mine that I had
never realize and, in so doing, I serendipitously discov-
ered the topic of this column. I don't remember the
channel at which I, horrified, stopped, but it was pre-
ceded by a lot of psuedo-operatic, melodramatic,

The Adventures of Joe Student

Velveeta-ridden daytime drivel and Go-Rickiesque pro-
gramming. I stopped at a talk show, I believe it was fenny
Jones, and her topic was something to the effect of "Two-
timers and the Women Who Want Them Back."

The subjects of the program were presented and dis-
cussed one at a time. Questions were asked by Jenny and
audience members. All were quite garrulous and outspo-
ken. Jenny played the role of the therapist without a de-
gree- asking heart-felt questions that sounded insight-
ful. And the members of the audience tried to incite vola-
tile dissension.

I usually only tune in to the daytime talk shows briefly
to brush-up on my idiomatic expressions, i.e., "He thinks
I'm a hoochie, but I'monna kick 'im to the curb 'cuz he
thinks he's a playa, but he's nothin' but a dog!" Today,
however, I watched for a bit longer... about 10 minutes
total. And what I discovered is that there are some people
who don't have a logical cell in their brain. There were a
few nonsensical arguments, a few baseless pontifications
by audience members, and a lot of mob mentality band
wagon jumping.

I realized one appalling thing. These television shows
are our societal emblems- the signs of our times. I fear
an alien space craft approaching our planet, intercepting
some satellite signals and eavesdropping. They will see
some weather information, probably some government
communitations, and then they will catch an hour of
RIcki Lake or Jerry Springer. They, being highly intelligent
beings, will realize the supreme idiocy of our species' "en-
tertainment" and decide that they will feel justified in
exterminating all of humanity and inhabiting Earth. So,
if we don't get rid of these daytime talk shows, we will
likely be killed, and our bodies eaten.

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The national
pastime revisted

On Sunday night, even though most
of America was watching the X-Files, I
was watching one of the greatest Game-
Sevens in World Series history. I was
watching our nation's pastime in its
prime event, yet no one else was.
"America's game" has been a part of our
heritage, but on this Game Seven of the
World Series only around one-fourth of
our nation was tuned in to it.

The World Series, from games one
through five, were definitely not great.
I could not watch some of the games
all the way through because of some of
the things these teams were doing.

Games one, three and five (and
maybe even four) could be on a Video
teaching kids the wrong way to pitch.
After Game four, the ERA for the four
starting pitchers of the Marlins was
9.33, and they were tied 2-2. 1 guess that
tells you how bad the pitching was on
both sides (Cleveland's was 5.66). Now
don't misunderstand me, the hitting,
at times, was good and "made" the
pitching look bad, but I would have to
say this was usually not the case.

Game three shows the woes of the
pitching: 2nd highest scoring World
Series game ever (14-11), tied the record
for most runs in the ninth inning (11,
7 by the Marlins and 4 by the Indians),
tied the record for most pitchers used
(11) and Cleveland's three errors in one
inning ties the record.

Then, something amazing hap-
pened: only 10 runs were scored in the
last two games (the first five had 10 runs
alone). Chad Ogea pitched a nice game
for Cleveland in Game 6 to win 4-1 and
then came Game 1 ...

It matched a 21 year old, Jaret
Wright, against Al Leiter. Leiter pitched
good by allowing two runs the whole
game, but it was Wright who stole the
show. He pitched six scoreless innings
and allowed one hit. He left the game
after allowing a home run to Bobby
Bonilla in the 7th, but his win was in
place. Reliever Jose Mesa took the 2-1
lead into the 9th but allowed a run to
move the game into extra innings. In
the 11th, Tony Fernandez, a Golden
Glove winner and hero of the post sea-
son, botched a grounder and allowed
the Marlins to get runners in scoring
position. Then, with the bases loaded,
Edgar Renteria hit a single over the head
of Charles Nagy to win the game.

It was a great baseball game and it
showed me that baseball is "America's
game" and it always will be.

Where we are now...

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

As the air outside gets cooler and the leaves start fall-
ing from the trees, you can be assured of one thing: the
Millsaps' Fall Sports are coming to an end. The men's
soccer team finished up play last weekend (alumni game
is this weekend), the women's soccer team has one game
remaining against Loyola, the volleyball team has the
Loyola tourney and SCAC Championships left and the
football team has three conference games remaining.
Here is a brief report on
each sport until now:
Men's Soccer

The team finished with
a 6-8-1 overall record and
2-4-1 conference record
(6th).

The team had high ex-
pectations after coming off
a 9-4-2 season last year, but
injuries to some key play-
ers, Mark Smith and Harry
Rayburn, hurt the team
and caused them to play
some inexperience fresh-
man before their time.

Also, the team went
through a transition in
coaches, with Bill Lytten in
his first year as Millsaps
soccer coach. Junior Jason
Locklin says, "...because of
those injuries, several
freshman were forced to
step up and that experi-
ence will help us next
year."

As you can see, expectations are once again high for
the men's soccer team.
Women's Soccer

The women's team has a 4-13 overall record and they
are 7th in the SCAC with one game remaining against
Loyola.

The team, like the men's team, was welcoming the
new coach, as well as playing several freshmen. Next

Special In IIkI'RW

Dig it! Sophomore Nicole Sylvester prepares to pass the
ball in order to run the Lady Majors offense.

year will show the knowledge gained from this year and
expectations are high for the Lady Major's soccer team.
Volleyball

The volleyball team is the one Millsaps' fall team with
a winning record. The team goes into the Loyola tour-
ney with a 20-5 mark and a ranking of 8th in the re-
gion.

They have had a tough conference schedule and have
a 3-4 record, putting them 5th in the SCAC. Sophomore
Nicole Sylvester attributes this enormous jump in the

volleyball program to "a
more experienced team, as
well as the discipline Coach
Carlson instills in us."

The volleyball team mem-
bers are a "close-knit group
of sisters" as Sylvester puts
it. That togetherness, along
with the freshmen gaining
experience from the older
sophomores, means that the
future is very bright for the
Millsaps volleyball team.
Football

The football team has
struggled to a 2-5 overall
record this year and many
reasons can be attributed to
this drop off from last year's
8-2 conference champion-
ship season.

The main reason is that
the team is young, with over
half of the team as under-
classmen. This could be clas-
sified as a rebuilding year for
the Majors.

The team, as a whole, had high expectations coming
into this season. They, however, were short-lived. But,
not to worry. The team should be much better and more
seasoned next year and hopes are running high.

The team still has a shot to tie for the conference
championship by winning the last three games.
Whether they do or not, the team can always look to
the future.

The new look of expansion teams

Steve Scott

Sprorts Editor

Expansion, in the realm of sports, usually equals los-
ing. They always have huge fan support (unless a team
started in Memphis...), but never win.

While I watched the Florida Marlins in the World Se-
ries in their fifth year of existence, I remembered the
shock in the NFL this past year. The Carolina Panthers
and the Jacksonville Jaguars, in their second years of ex-
istence, made it to their respective League Champion-
ship games.

The best record of any expansion team (since the
merger) before the recent expansion in 1995 was 16-28,
posted by the Seattle Seahawks in their first three years
(1776-78), and 15-26-1, posted by the Cincinnati Bengals
in their first three years (1968-70). Adversely, Carolina
and Jacksonville had a 20-14 and 15-20 mark, respec-
tively, in their first two years. Also, there had been no
team since the merger that had posted more than three
wins in their first season (New Orleans , Miami, Cincin-
nati and Atlanta each won three). Jacksonville won four
their first year and Carolina won seven! In fact, the fast-
est team to ever reach their League Championship was
Tampa Bay (yes, Tampa Bay) in 1979, their fourth year
of competition. It only took the Jaguars and Panthers
two years to get one game away from the Super Bowl,

while some other teams haven't got anywhere close.

The reason for this unprecedented success falls on the
shoulders of the NFL owners. The expansion teams were
given so much special treatment, it should come as no
surprise that those teams did what they did. The own-
ers gave them extra draft picks in the college draft, a
flexible salary cap to sign some highly priced free agents,
and a friendly expansion draft. All of those things con-
sidered, the '95 expansion teams were given every op-
portunity to be successful in the NFL.

I believe that pushy owners and high expectations
are also the cause of these recent successes. Many play-
ers became available that were deemed "over the hill",
but found new life with these teams. No longer do own-
ers give the coaches time to build a team because free
agency can take them away so easily. Also, many own-
ers and coaches have adopted the "younger, faster and
stronger" philosophy. The ironic part of this is that the
Carolina Panther's NFC runner-up team was one of the
oldest in the league. Even though they were a new team,
they had experience and seasoning, made possible by
free agency and their deep pockets.

Whatever reason can be attributed to their over-
whelming success, it is clear that expansion teams like
the Jaguars and Panthers should be taken seriously in
the future or else...

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1 997

SPORTS 15

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL

Trinity ....
Rhodes ....
Centre ....
Millsaps ..,
Sewanee .,

. SCAC OVERALL

. 1-0-0 6-0-0

. 1-0-0 2-4-0

.2-1-0 4-3-0

.0-1-0 2-5-0

. 0-2-0 4-3-0

Saturday's Scores:

Centre 21 Trinity 42

Millsaps 34 Tueculum 51

Washington & Lee 48 Sewanee 14

MEN S SOCCER

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 5-0-1 14-1-1

Centre 4-0-1 10-3-1

Rhodes 4-1-0 13-2-1

Sewanee 3-2-0 7-8-2

Southwestern " 2-3-1 5-9-2

Millsaps 2-4-1 6-8-1

Hendrix .....0-4-1 2-11-1

Oglethorpe 0-6-1 5-11-1

This Weeks Results:

Oglethorpe .
LaGrange....

5
1

Rhode 2

Principia 0

Hendrix 1

Millsaps 1

Sewanee 3

Thomas More 1

Oglethorpe 5

Thomas More 2

Christian Bros 3

Millsaps 1

Trinity 4

Concordia-M 1

Principia 0

WilliamsBaptist 0

Concordia-M 3

Southwestern 2

Southwestern 2

Univ. of Ozarks 0

WOMEN'S SOCCER

SCHOOL

Trinity

Southwestern .

Rhodes

Centre

Sewanee

Oglethorpe....

Millsaps

Hendrix

SCAC OVERALL

6-0-0 12-2-1

5-1-0 7-8-0

4-1-0 11-4-1

2-2-1 10-7-1

2-3-0 8-7-1

2-4-1 5-7-2

1-6-0 4-13-0

0-5-0 2-9-0

This weeks results:

Oglethorpe 3

LaGrange 1

Centre 4

Hanover 2

Centre 2

Marymount 1

Maryville 2

Rhodes 0

Rhodes 1

Lambuth 0

Trinity 1

Richard Stockton .... 1

Mary Washington .. 2
Centre 1

Millsaps 2

Christian Bros 0

Sewanee 8

Ga. Wesleyan 0

Richard Stockton .... 1
Southwestern 0

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 7-0 17-10

Southwestern 5-2 19-12

Centre 5-2 18-13

Sewanee 4-3 10-15

Millsaps 3-4 19-5

Rhodes 2-5 18-14

Hendrix 1-6 8-18

Oglethorpe 1-6 , 21-13

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The

Special Section

October 30, 1997

What did attending members think..

Interviews with key mem-
bers of this year's conference
offers insight into what went
on and how productive the
third conference was. Ideas
for improvements and
favorite hold-overs are
revealed.

page 2

WHATS INSIDE

Keynote speaker screams for women...

GloriaWade-Gayles gives an
emotional and inspiring
speech to motivate attending
persons. Among her main
points: the lifestyles we have
forgotten and the anger you
should hold.

page 3

She, too, had to find her rage...

She planned the third
conference, but where did
she get her passion for
Women 's Studies? Look into
the evolving of Anne
MacMaster as a Women s
Studies student and teacher.

i r

T r I t T T

2 SPECIAL SECTION

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997

No fear in
understanding

I usually don't write columns; my
staff doesn't allow it because I can be
really mean and harsh. So you can
imagine what they thought when I said
I was writing the column for the
Women's Conference.

I think, though, they will be sur-
prised at what I have to say. I am even
a little surprised. You see/even though
I am a "white male" I am a supporter of
the feminist movement, at least what I
know of it from my girlfriend who is
very active in Women's Studies. Still, I
was wary of going to the keynote
speaker. I feared, much like I did when
I sat on the Gender Gap panel, that it
would become a male-bashing session.

I was wrong.

Gloria Wade-Gayles delivered an ex-
cellent speech. She, in her own words,
"screamed for every woman". It was an
inspiration to take up arms. But what I
found as the most inspirational part,
was what they would do with the
arms...

Gladly, it was not to eradicate the
"white male". Seriously, though, Wade-
Gayles simply said women should take
up arms and shout. Shout for all other
marginal groups that want to bridge the
gap between equality and inequality.
She blamed no one, not seriously at
least, but instead projected that women
needed to raise their voices together.

It was nice to see that for once a
"movement" was not blaming, not
pointing fingers, not attacking another
group (which I always have found
riddled with irony. 'Hey, let's fight our
oppressors by oppressing them!').
Wade-Gayles instructed that women
should continue to learn about their
history, continue to do what they know
they are capable of doing and never
allow anyone to tell them they are an
inferior sex.

This was a refreshing speech. Even
when she took shots at the "white male"
or the "master of the house", she
seemed to do so with a light tone. It
was not her intention, as I perceived it,
to place blame or call for a revolt. It
was merely meant to inspire through
jest.

I applaud the conference and Wade-
Gayles. By listening I understand more.
By talking with my girlfriend I under-
stand more. By learning more of the
unknown I understand.

You cannot fear what you under-
stand.

What did you think?

Aimee Primeaux
Senior

English Major

"The conference was
very productive in
that \t focused on ow
(younger) generation,
and how we can deal
with the discrepan-
cies we see today."

"The Women's Confer-
ence gave me an

opportunity to share
atopic in which I found
great interest."

Shannon Boyles
Junior

English Major

Walter Biggins
Junior

English Major

"It was wonderful,
pure good vibes, even
if the issues touched

on were often com-
plex, disturbing and
emotionally touchy."

"The Women's 5tudies
Conference was a huge
success. I found it to
be a valuable experi-
ence."

Heather Harris
Senior
Psychology
Major

They came from all over...

Colleges and organizations
came from across the nation
to participate in the Third
Women's Conference hosted
this year by Millsaps College:

Associated Colleges of
the South

Birmingham Southern
Centenary College
Furman University
Millsaps College
Morehouse College
Rhodes College
University of Richmond
University of the South
Washington & Lee Univ.

Non-ACS Colleges and
Universities

• Carnegie Mellon University

• Framingham State College

• Jackson State University

• Kenyon College

• Louisiana State University
School of Medicine - New
Orleans

• Loyola University of New
Orleans

• Mississippi College

• Princeton University

• Spelman College

• Tulane University

• University of Louisville

• University of Mississippi

• Wake Forest Univerisity

• Vanderbilt School of Law

Organizations and
Individuals

• Artists from Seattle, WA;
Boulder, CO; Ocean
Springs, MS and Bay St.
Louis, MS

• Institutions of Higher
Learning, Jackson

• Mississippi Health Advocacy
Program, Jackson

• Mississippi Cultural
Crossroads, Port Gibson

• Moore Community House,
Biloxi

• Museum of the Southern
Jewish Experience, Utica

• North Midtown Community
Development Corporation,
Jackson

• Rape Crisis Center, Jackson

• West's Hapkido Academy,
Ridgeland

• Woman's Place for Renewal,
Jackson

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SPECIAL SECTION 3

The light shined and women emerged

4 Women's Conference
attendees have lunch at
the Fairview following
the Keynote Address. The
confrence strived to
bring about the unity of
the women's voice and
understand the roles and
positions of women in
society.

Mark Salvaggio

Features Editor

"A supportive environment for exchanging ideas,"
describes how Dr. Suzanne Dovi from Princeton
University, who gave the paper "Taking on Women?:
Reforming Aristotle and 'Aristotelian' Ideas," viewed
the recent Associated Colleges of the South Women's
Studies Conference.

On Oct. 24-26, Millsaps College provided a home
for the biennial event which featured speakers and
performers from all over the nation, as well as from
Millsaps' own ranks. The format for the conference

Brian Mrryhill/P&W

consisted of several sessions of presentations inter-
spersed with demonstrations, discussion and perfor-
mances.

Topics ranged from highly intellectual disserta-
tions on Aristotle's view of women in society to the
highly practical talk on tips for women's self-defense.
As Dr. Michael Galchinsky asserted, "The great thing
about Women's Studies conferences like this one is
that they don't just focus on one specialized field or
another; they try to bring together people working
in the humanities with people working in the sci-
ences."

Millsaps was well-represented with presenters in
various sessions. Millsaps faculty and students
formed a powerful core of support for the entire
occassion. Millsaps representatives sometimes com-
prised entire topical discussions. But poeple from all
over the South, and even as far away as Massachu-
setts, actively participated. One of the underlying
themes of the conference was unity. This was evi-
dent because even "rival" colleges such as Rhodes,
Furman and Loyola participated in the event.

People of all ages and types found meaning in at
least some of the talks. Suprising to some in atten-
dance, there were even plenty men on both sides of
the podium. But one of the best aspects of the con-
ference is that the conference reached to everyone,
not just women.

Attendance was in fact quite abundant, even con-
sidering how many people stay on campus on week-
ends and wake up early. Walter Biggins expressed
some shock to the attendance rate. "I gave a paper
on Sunday.. .and was surprised to find so many alert
people there." But there was plenty of opportunity
to catch at least one session in an event spanning
three days.

Still others found that the conference was benefi-
cial not only for those who attended, but the school
in general. As Michael Galchinsky said, "This con-
ference is an excellent opportunity for Millsaps to
step into regional and national prominence."

Indeed, Millsaps' having the Women's Conference
provided a plethora of amazing people a forum to
communicate issues important on many levels.

Wade-Gayles screams for all women

Sam Hall

Editor

"It was the place of my mother's birth and
my grandmother's painful memories," wrote
Gloria Wade-Gayles of Mississippi after her first
visit.

This is how Judith Page, associate dean of arts
and letters at Millsaps College, introduced the
eloquent and inspirational keynote speaker at
the 1997 Women's Studies Conference.

Wade-Gayles took the stage in a cloud of emo-
tions.

"I never know when I'm going to get emo-
tional. When she mentioned my mother and
grandmother I didn't know I was going to cry. I
need a tissue," she exclaimed as she smiled
through her tears.

The audience smiled in understanding. The
woman who stood before them had many a story
to tell. She had been invited to give a message
that would provide a through line for the con-
ference. She did just that.

Wade-Gayles began by explaining that her last
speech addressed to the Women's Conference
left her feeling out of balance with nature. She
felt as if her message was not what the confer-
ence was about. She wanted redemption.

"Whatever I scream today is only an echo of
your screams," Wade-Gayles pronounced, and in
doing so taking the audience into her hands.

Wade-Gayles delivered a speech about remem-
brance - remembrance of a time better, of a time
people should reclaim. As an example, she illus-
trated her experiences in church while growing
up. She painted a picture of the Christian com-
munity she lived in, the morals that were laced
in it.

"We have forgotten affirming music. Music
that says we [African-Americans] are angels. The

windows might show angels that were white
and cherub, but we were angels. Black angels
marching down the isles to the sound of af-
firming music with the applause of elders,"
she said, smiling with the innocence of a
child.

But Wade-Gayles would not rest with just
remembering. She demanded that women
find their rage. They must fix race, fix gender
and fix the gap in social standings - feed,
house and cloth the poor because "we are all
people of this nation".

"I came here to tell you about my scream...
I'm not worried about tomorrow because we
will fix it," Wade-Gayles stated as she prepared
to close.

However, she could not leave without ac-
knowledging the leaders of tomorrow.

"We're [adult and older leaders] weary be-
cause we have been singing a long time. But
you are new singers, and you are being taught
all the chords..." she said to the abundant
crowd of students and young people in the
audience.

After the speech, Wade-Gayles provided a
time for audience members to "testify" about
their experiences as a woman, or as a "mar-
ginal group". Many members stood, praising
her vision, telling of personal trials and ask-
ing advice about the future.

"I'm too old to lead a movement, but when
a new movement comes along, you just wait
and see how young I am," Wade-Gayles said
to a question of the future.

But nonetheless, Wade-Gayles began a
"movement" that lasted the weekend. It was
a movement to seek truth, find rage and be
healed.

Brian BenyflWA'&W

"You cannot be healed until you walk through this pain [the
pain of suffering].

- Gloria Wade-Gayles
Keynote Speaker
1997 Women's Studies Conference

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4 SPECIAL SECTION

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1 997

Presentation Highlights

Women's Empowerment: Martial Arts and Self-Defense
Demonstrations and Presentations

Session 4 began with the Women's Empowerment Seminar,
focusing on the martial arts and self-defense demonstrations.
The first presenters were Connie Campbell, a second degree
black belt in Issinyu Karate, and Stephen Black of the Millsaps
Department of Psychology, who is a second degree black belt
in Tae Kwan Do and Hapkido. After demonstrating several basic
defense techniques they discussed the importance of self aware-
ness and stressed prevention measures to be taken in order to
avoid an attack. The next presenter was Renee West, a fourth
degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do and Hapkido and instruc-
tor/Vice President of West's Hapkido Academy, Inc. She dis-
cussed bringing women into martial arts training and gave
several demonstrations on Hapkido. The last presenter was
Christina Bach, director of the Jackson Rape Crisis Center, who
concluded the session by teaching rape awareness in order to
empower women.

- Jason Stine

Southern Women I: Nineteenth Century

At the end of the fifth session, the topic was southern
women in the nineteenth century. The two presenters were T.
Lloyd Benson of Furman University in South Carolina, and
Mark I. Greenburg of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Ex-
perience in Utica, MS. Brown discussed and answered ques-
tions concerning women's involvement in Southern Ameri-
can History during the 1800s, which has been extensively re-
searched from two diaries from two different women in that
period. Furman University developed two web pages devoted
to the diaries:

http://history.furman.edu/tactweb/white.txt

http://history.furman.edu/tactweb/burge.txt.

The next presenter, Mark Greenburg, talked more specifi-
cally about the Jewish Woman's life in the nineteenth cen-
tury American South. Dr. Pricilla Ferman, who chaired the ses-
sion was pleased with the presentations. She said, "I like the
opportunity to get together with scholars and discuss issues
that are outside my area of expertise and do not come to my
attention very often."

- Jason Stine

Welfare Reform and Mississippi Women: A Roundtable
Discussion

As the state with the highest poverty rate in the country,
Mississippi has every reason to be concerned with welfare re-
form. The new lifetime limit of ~ years for any individual to
receive welfare benefits leaves Mississippi in a frightening po-
sition where the 30,000 families receiving this assistance will
be cut off completely with no social safety net to catch them.
Leaders from across the state gathered Friday afternoon to dis-
cuss this alarming fact as well as contemplate some feasible
solutions. Dr. Charles Moore, chair of the Millsaps Political
Science Department, mediated the panel discussion. Dr. Moore
began by discrediting the myths surrounding the issue of wel-
fare. Contrary to many people's belief, welfare recipients are
not living in luxury at the expense of the taxpayers. The fact
is that a single woman in Mississippi with two children re-
ceives approximately $120 per month to live on. Marianne
Hill, from the Center for Policy Research and Planning, Mis-
sissippi Institution of Higher Learning, informed the audience
of the chilling fact that 24% of the entire population of Mis-
sissippi lives in poverty. Of this 24 % the drastic majority are
women and children. There are presently community based
work ready programs in areas of Jackson that have been devel-
oped, but even if this program is transported statewide, it will
not be enough. The most important point made was that this
is not a problem for a group of individuals, this is a social
problem that effects everyone in Mississippi.

- Amber Edwards

Anne MacMaster

Stephanie Yasinski/I'SiW

Anne Macmaster helps a Women's Studies
student rework an essay for class.
Macmaster was the major force behind the
third Women's Studies Conference held
Oct. 24-26, 1997.

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

Anne MacMaster first became interested
in Women's Studies while attending col-
lege. "In my papers, I found myself writ-
ing more about women than men," stated
MacMaster. "I realized that I'd been doing
feminist interpretations of literature."
When one of MacMaster's professors first
asked her if she was a feminist, she instinc-
tively said, "NO, "but the more she learned

about feminism, she realized that she was
indeed a feminist.

"When you ask students today what
they are interested in and want to learn
more about, "said MacMaster, "they name
different things that are happening now,
instead of high culture and literature." Her
goal as a teacher is to "get students fired
up about what she finds intellectually
stimulating", instead of just pop culture.

MacMaster has taught such English
courses in American Literature and Cul-
ture as "Women (and Men) in America",
"American Women's Fiction: 1892-1992"
and "American Women Writers: Anne
Bradstreet to Toni Morrison". She has also
taught courses in Women's Studies such
as an introduction to Women's Studies,
and Sr. Project in Women's Studies.

At the Women's Studies Conference on
Nov 4, 1995, MacMaster gave a presenta-
tion titled, "Romancing the Blues:
'Bitextuality' in Jesse Fauset's The Chin-
aberry Tree." At the 1994 Women's Stud-
ies Conference, the presentation given by
MacMaster was titled, "Manners, Morals,
and the Blues: The Dark Ladies and Fair
Heroines of Nella Larsen and Jessie Fauset."

READ ALL ABOUT THEM

The following is a partial list of books authored by members of the Women's Confer-

ence:

Leif Anderson

Airth Center

• Dancing through Airth

Mark I. Greenberg

Museum of Southern

• Florida's Heritage &

Jewish Experience

Diversity

Kimberly Harrison

Mississippi College

• Contemporary Composition

Studies

Judith Page

Millsaps College

• Wordsworth and the

Cultivation of Women

Peggy W. Prenshaw

Louisiana State

• More Conversations with

University

Eudora Welty

Darby Ray

Millsaps College

• Deceiving the Devil:

Atonement, Abuse, and

Ransom

Aleda Shirley

University of MS

• Long Distance

Jackie Tatum

The Woman's Place for

• Newsletter: "The Woman's

Renewal

Place for Renewal"

Peter C. Ward

Millsaps College

• Federal Trade Commission:

Law, Practice, & Procedure

Gloria Wade-Gayles*

Spellman College

• Father Songs: Testimonies

by African-American Men

and Women

• No Crystal Stair: Race and

Sex in Black Women 's Novel

1946-76 (Revised)

• Rooted Against the Wind:

Personal Essays

• "My Soul Is a Witness":

African Women 's Spirituality

* Keynote Speaker at Women's Conference

1999 Women's Studies Conference
Birmingham- South em College

Millsaps College

WHAT'S INSIDE

The

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Opinions:

Take a number and
stand in line...

p. 3

Features:

The Homecoming Court has
been announced, just exactly
who are these ladies...

p. 9

Volume LXIII • No. 12

November 6, 1997

Sports:

The women's volley-
ball team is 22-5 this
season. Find out what
is up next for the re-
gionally ranked Lady
Majors....

p. 14

Millsaps hosts 'Major 1 Motown '97:

Homecoming festivities
begin this weekend with
comedy, tailgating and a
grand Gala evening

Jason Stine

HkiH Harmllc /Special to the f&W

Freshman Matt Proctor and Junior Bradley Sanders cast their votes
for Homecoming court last week in the Student Center. The five
members of the Homecoming court were announced last Thursday,
and the Queen will be named at the Homecoming football game this
Saturday against Rhodes.

The search begins for a
new Vice President

News Editor

This week marks the annual Homecom-
ing events that will lead up to the Home-
coming game between Millsaps College and
Rhodes College. It lasts from Nov. 6 through
Nov. 9.

The events start on Thursday night, Nov.
6,.with a pep-rally and bonfire hosted by the
Purple Pride Team and the cheerleaders. Stu-
dents will show their school pride at this
event from 7:30-8:30 P.M., kicking off what
promises to be a great homecoming celebra-
tion.

On Friday at 9:00 A.M., the day begins
with the Mary Ann Edge Homecoming Golf

Classic. This is an annual Golf tournament
that now honors the memory of a long-time
professor of physical education who also
coached women's soccer as well as men's and
women's golf. Her death last year has
touched the lives of so many at Millsaps. Kay
Barksdale, director of alumni relations at
Millsaps, thinks that it is important to honor
Mary Ann Edge with this golf classic because
"she was a really great lady who did won-
derful things for the college."

At 7:00 P.M., the Millsaps Singers, along
with the chamber orchestra, will present A
Sprig of Thyme , which is a collection of folk
songs from America, Europe, and Africa. It
will be held in the Academic Complex Re-
cital Hall.

After the Singers concert, students and
alumni have the opportunity to celebrate
Homecoming together with the first annual
MotownDowntown Homecoming Gala.
This event will be held downtown at the
► see Homecoming on page 5

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

As Charles Hardy leaves his position as
Vice President for Business Affairs at Millsaps,
who will step in to fill his shoes? This is the
main question on the minds of our College
Administration.

Since his departure from the position last
Friday, President Harmon appointed Lou
Burney, Assistant Vice President and Control-
ler of the College, to serve in Hardy's place
as an Interim Vice President.

"Lou Burney has been at Millsaps for years
and has performed outstanding here," said
President Harmon. "We're fortunate that she
is available while we are conducting the
search and that she is willing to accept the
position."

As a member of the President's Cabinet,
the Vice President for Business Affairs reports
directly to the President. The duties of the
position, as stated in the Chronicle for Higher
Education and the National Association of Col-
lege University Business Officer magazines,
include planning and management of the
College's fiscal and business affairs and fa-
cilities.

The Vice President would, among other
things, work with financial services, operat-
ing, capital budget development, and admin-
istration, as well as internal auditing, busi-
ness and auxiliary services, including con-

struction, maintenance and operations, risk
management, human resource services, and
administrative information systems.

Millsaps is looking for someone with a
record of leadership and experience with fi-
nancial management at an institution of
higher learning and can demonstrate the
ability to lead the fiscal operation's team, as
well as interact effectively with Trustees, the
President, Senior Officers, Deans, Faculty,
college-based fiscal administrators, and dif-
ferent constituencies.

Applicants must also, of course, have the
appropriate educational credentials and lead-
ership skills that go along with the responsi-
bilities of the position.

The requirements for consideration for
this position are great, but many applications
have already been received from around the
country.

According to President Harmon, all appli-
cations received by the beginning of Decem-
ber are guaranteed consideration by the Col-
lege.

"I'm not sure when this position will be
filled," said President Harmon, "but we are
working as expeditiously as possible."

During the transitional period, Dr.
Harmon urges the Millsaps community to
support Interim Vice President Lou Burney.
For further questions, the President can be
e-mailed at "HARMON".

Liz Dubuisson/l'tiW

Vandals sprayed "art sucks" on the wall in the art dept.
The paint ruined a wall and several sculptures.

Vandals strike art dept.

Liz Dubuisson

Photographer

On Thursday, October 30,
1997, Mr. Collin Asmus, a
teacher in the art department
entered the sculpture classroom
to find "art sucks" sprayed on
the wall in black spray paint.

Apparently someone had en-
tered the building Wednesday
night and written on the wall.

Asmus was not only shocked,
but offended. "What offends me
is not that it's in my space, but
that someone would do this to
school property," he said.

Jessica Dill had her sculpture
vandalized as well. The spray
paint found on the wall was also

found on one of her sculptures.
Dill was personally offended that
one person's act of stupidity ru-
ined many hours of hard work.

No report has been made to se-
curity yet, but Asmus is consid-
ering doing so.

He does not believe that an art
student is responsible, but re-
minds his classes that such van-
dalism is a violation of the Honor
Code.

While the message remains on
the studio wall, it will eventually
be painted over.

Asmus said, "This person defi-
nitely needs to enroll in an art
class ... to learn how to express
themselves."

2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1 997

The Privacy Issue

It happened, and not many of us
down at the Purple and White thought
it would. Finally a topic for this column
was chosen which no two people could
agree upon. This particular subject, con-
cerning the privacy rights of students
(specifically criminal offenders), re-
ceived many different responses.

Every once in a while here at Millsaps
a new rumor arises about some minor
offense, some quasi-heinous violation
of school code. It has happened on sev-
eral occasions just recently: water foun-
tains torn from dorm walls, an auto-
mobile mangled in a rush of primitive
aggression, vandalism of an art room,
simple assault, etc. But what do we do
with the offenders when and if they are
apprehended by our able campus secu-
rity force? According to College policy,
the names of college and criminal of-
fenders are to be kept secret, known
only by the arresting party and admin-
istration. Is this right? We're not exactly
sure.

On one hand we would like to know,
just for the fundamental satisfaction of
knowing, who did what to whom.
Though there hasn't been a reported
case on this campus in years, let's use
date-rape as an example. A person is
caught and found guilty of this deplor-
able act, and it seems that we would
feel safer as a whole knowing that this
person has done wrong. He is therefore
going to suffer the consequences of his
actions. This satisfies one of man's ba-
sic needs, that of safety, but we are tech-
nically supposed to stay in the dark.
Plus it clears up any and all rumors, vin-
dicating anyone suspected or wrongly
accused. "Print their names," some say,
"let it be known and made public!"

Another way of looking at it is with
a bit more compassion towards those
that slip up morally and legally. Much
like a juvenile court record that is sealed
when the youngster hits 18, they be-
lieve that so should a person's college
judicial record. These people have ev-
ery right, like past juvenile offenders,
to forget the past and continue with
there lives in an effort to live down
what they have done. Protecting them-
selves and their future is the object here.

There is no right answer here, sadly.
As every offense is different, so too are
the ways they should be handled.

FERD S EYE VIEW

Ferd had the week off, but he didin't want anyone to miss him. So*
here's a cartoon from last year to bring back memories.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

We take exception
to the assertion, by
William L. Law III in
the 30 October issue
of the P&W, that
"Millsaps seems to
encourage attacks on
Christianity, but ab-
hors any critique of
Judaism." This is
simply not the case.

Earlier this semes-
ter, in Heritage, a
course taken by
about half of the
freshman class at
Millsaps, we gave
two lectures on an-
cient Israel. The gist
of the first, given by
Sanford Zale, was
that it is legitimate to
question the prin-

ciple of causation in
Hebrew Bible texts:
while those texts at-
tribute many impor-
tant events to divine
causation, the same
events are suscep-
tible to historical,
human explana-
tions.

The gist of the sec-
ond, given by Steve
Smith, was that im-
portant aspects of
Hebrew religion
changed - dramati-
cally - over time: that
is, that the books of
the Hebrew Bible do
not present uniform
and unchanging an-
swers to important
religious questions.

Surely these qualify
as critiques of Juda-
ism.

We critique Juda-
ism, we critique
Christianity, we cri-
tique Islam. And we
also critique Mr.
Law's assertion, false
and charged with the
sense of victimhood
that he himself so
abhors, that we do
not.

-Kristen Brown
Dept. of Philosophy
-Michael Gleason
Dept. of Classics
-Steve Smith
Religious Studies
-Sanford Zale
Dept. of History

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I think a good stu-
dent newspaper
should keep a college
stirred up. I like to
see diverse and pro-
vocative views ex-
pressed in the P&W-
especially about reli-
gion! I see no legiti-
macy, however, in
the recent piece by
William Law, '"Fraid
Not? 'Fraid So!"

I hope that most
readers guessed right
away, even without
instruction in Juda-
ism, that Law's frag-
mentary and prepos-
terous snippets
couldn't accurately

represent the Talmud
and couldn't have
been turned up by
real study of the Tal-
mud.

Yet readers may be
wondering just what
kind of distortion is
going on. Is it on a
level with portraying
the New Testament
by the passage that
orders women to be
silent because the
first woman was the
first sinner (I Timo-
thy* 2:12-14)? Or is
more distorted than
that, more perhaps
like "quoting" Jesus
as saying, "Hate your

mother and father"
(Luke 14:26)? Or
worse?

I went to the texts
to check. Only two of
the five passages are
actually from the Tal-
mud; the other three
are from a 16th-cen-
tury work by Joseph
Caro that isn't
readily available.
Still, it's worth not-
ing about the two
Talmudic passages
that the Sanhedrin
treatment of theft
moves in the oppo-
site direction from

► see Smith on page 4

CORRECTION

An article concerning Jere Nash, published Sept. 25, 1997, was withdrawn from distribution because it con-
tained inaccurate information. For example, information regarding a contribution in 1986 to the Mabus
gubernatorial campaign was incorrect. According to our sources, including applicable documents, Mr. Nash
was not a participant in that matter; therefore, it was not relevant to our story.

PHOTO POLL

What do you think
of the sex survey that
we are running?

TREY

BRUNSON

JUNIOR

/ liked it - 1 had to
answer 'No' a lot,
but it got me
thinking.

APRIL TURNER
SENIOR

Very general - 1
didn 't feel the
survey was per-
sonal, so I didn't
mind answering
honestly.

LAKEISHA

JONES

SENIOR

/ think it's good
they're having a
survey so I can
know the sexual
atmosphere.

Millsaps College

http://www.millsaps.edu/www/paw/

Editor Sam Hall

Managing Editor Candace Carlisle

Layout Manager Chad Young

Business & Advertising Manager Daniel Redmond

Office Manager Ford Day

News Editor Sandi Pullen, Jason Stine

Opinions Editors James Thompson, J.C. Jordan

Features Editors Stephanie Yasinski, Mark Salvaggio

Sports Editors Steve Scott, Charlie Swearingen

Asst. Sports Editor Thomas Jones

Arts & Entertainment Editor Carey Miller

Columnist Jason Otis

Layout Editors Brian Berryhill, Christine Clayton,

Chris Johnson, Walter Biggins, Adele Dauphin

Internet Editor Isaac Wankerl

Photographers Liz Dubuisson, Brian Berryhill

Faculty Advisor Sarah Campbell

Technical Advisor Stan Magee

Contributors: William L. Law III, Kristen Brown, Michael
Gleason, Steve Smith, Sanford Zale, Michael Bentley,
Rachel Barham, Erin Craig, Lauren Williams, Amanda
Cook

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OPINIONS 3

KILLWHITEY!!!

Voyage on the love canal

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

These people make me sick. The
pathetic, whiny, pompous, arrogant
creatures that share this, our wonder-
ful melting-pot of a nation. They think
they run the place, muscling everyone
else around.

It is my opinion that these wretches
should be rounded up (with extreme
force if necessary)

James Thompson

and put into their
own miserable
corner of this
country. In fact,
just set aside one
of the square
states, nothing
close to a border,
nice and interior,
ship out all the
straights (not heterosexuals, but the
rest of us "normal" folks), set up elec-
trical fences, armed outposts every 50
miles, with border patrolmen (real
ones, not those fools down in Texas
and California who can only catch the
old and feeble illegal immigrants), and
invoke a shoot on sight policy for those
trying to creep back into America the
Beautiful. Wyoming, for instance, let's
set that aside for this higher cause. Per-
fectly square, middle of nowhere, and

I doubt it really exists. To be perfectly
honest, never met anyone from there
myself, nor anyone who has ever been
there.

The more I think about it, the more
intense my disgust with their kind be-
comes. Have you guessed yet, who this
group is? I'll give you a hint: they are
the universal bad-guy, the obnoxious
thorn in everyone's side. They are
mayonaissie, white-bread, boring, de-
scendents of the original land-stealing
immigrants that drifted in about 300
years ago. Now they drive imports,
shop at the J. Crew and Eddie Bauer.
Of all the colors of the Creator's Di-
vine palette, theirs is a dull pale to
light-tan. With names like "Smith,"
"Jones," "Brown," Williams," "Johnson,"
"Thompson," they are polluting our
multi-cultural society. I am speaking of
the Middle-Class White Anglo-Saxon
Christian male, or the "White Man."
You have seen them everywhere, and
they need to be wiped out before their
evil spreads.

"Why are they bad," you may ask.
The answer is obvious: they just are.
And if you don't agree that immediate
actions must be taken (for obvious rea-
sons), then you are either one of them
yourself, or a sympathizer. Let the hate
grow and flourish, it's good for you.

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

If you are thinking of meat and
sandwich, dog and bun, partially pas-
teurized whipped cream and cherry, or
tossed salad, and none of these items
illicit the proper lobal response "food",
you have a common affliction, very
common indeed. Yes, I am taking this
to the lowest, the base, the unpardon-
able, and I hope

that I can keep
my head above
the belt.

Now that I
have weeded out
the unconscious,
or the ones who
didn't get that, I
can talk to you,
the people, about
the disease which strikes us in our
youth, this sex. Even if you do not ac-
tively seek it, I know that you want it,
you deviant, you pedarast you. Oh
shame, shame at what you do, what
you have built, erected. You should be
banished to the kingdom of filth. You
douse yourself in the sins of the flesh -
oh, wake up, children! Your thoughts
are the ruin of all belief in God, they
are sinful, sinful acts that should be
squashed with every resource our com-

J.C. Jordan

munity has at its disposal.

Some will tell you, ooohh, yeah, it
feels good. Some will tell you, do it for
the taste of it, others for the smell of
it, still others, for the aerobic benefit
only. Don't listen! These people are
invidious and egocentric and will say
and do anything to get you to go to
bed with them! No topic is safe from
the arrows of carnal love; it can sneak
in at the moment you would least ex-
pect, and sometimes, the multiple per-
sonality of our words reveal that every
word has a hidden sexual meaning,
even the ones that sound guileless, and
are jabs to see how close the partner is
to giving in to the final resistance of
sexual abandon. Face it, we are all slime
when it comes time to get it on.

Finally, be wary of your suitors - as
if you, my porn-at-leisure readers,
would ever not be so. For further ad-
vice, after you have conquered humil-
ity and charm, your next task on the
road to fulfillment should be to tackle
the challenge of getting the opposite
sex into bed with you. It is a frontier
that has been trod and retrod, over and
over. Maybe you will be the next
Casanova, or even better, Wilt Cham-
berlain; Oh, sweet virginity, cast your
ingenuous love glow all over the place,
cover me in your pleasure sauce.

Take a number and stand in line... bySamHaii

NOW HIRING: Someone who has noth-
ing else to do all day but listen to the nu-
merous people on and off of this campus
gripe, scream and yell at me! Person must
be able to put up with pettiness, unprofes-
sional behavior and people who are of the
mistaken opinion that I am out to ruin
whoever is complaining at the time. Fur-
thermore, this person must be able to ig-
nore the sometimes uncontrollable urge to
return the favor and cuss the person like a
dog for the simple fact they are petty, un-
professional and sometimes quite the liar.
If you feel you can handle this job, or more
importantly, WANT to handle this job,
please call Sam Hall at 974-1211.

You see, I am a little jaded right now
over the ironic behavior of this cam-
pus, predominantly certain faculty and
administrators. For the past two years
I have listened to people complain
about the P&W being a little on the
boring side. Heck, I was one of the ones
yelling.

Now, all I hear is a bunch of people
griping because I am a little "liberal"
with my editing style. Well, boo-hoo
and cry me a bucket full of tears. Not
that I am uncaring and like ignoring
the concerns of our readers, but I would
much rather address concerns that ac-
tually have substantial claims. And,

Sam Hall

more importantly, I would like to be
able to handle the claims within the
body of the P&W without having the
school tell me what I can and cannot
do. (Huh? You mean the school might
have overtly tried
to censor the
P&W? No, but
they sure did tie
my hands real
tight and not let
me do what I
know was in the
best interest of
the paper and its
staff.) Let me give
two examples.

'Now serving number one. 1

An incident occurred where legal
representation for an "offended" party
and for the school was called to dis-
cuss the issue. These "off the record"
discussions led to action that the P&W
was forced to take in order to avoid le-
gal action. Now, I don't mind working
out a compromise. What I do mind is
being bullied by the administration,
the college legal council and the op-
posing legal council. Now, if the P&W
had been able to have legal represen-
tation present, I would have felt bet-
ter. But no, I was explicitly told by an

administrator that I could not bring
legal council. As a result, I was forced,
in my and other members of the staff's
opinion, to sacrifice the integrity of
this paper to please someone else. Right
or wrong, it happened.
'Now serving number two.'

I allowed into print some unpopu-
lar ideas - ideas even I didn't believe
in. But they were substantiated and
somewhat intellectual. Intellectual
meaning that the author was able to
make a point. Now, this concerns two
articles. The first was predominantly
mindless ramblings (in my opinion).
The second was a response to some-
one overtly asking him to substantiate
his claims. He did this by using some
extreme texts of religious teachings.

I would have never allowed into
print the second article if it stood on
its own. However, taking it into the
context laid out in its introduction and
used with the original article, the piece
is meant only to substantiate earlier
claims. These claims, if you will notice,
are NOT anti-Semitic.

I don't support many of the ideas
that the author brings me. However, I
refuse to censor something because I
don't agree with it. That is not fair. I
am trying my dead level best to be fair.

At the same time, I want to be fair to
people who are offended by what
someone writes. If you fall into this
category, come see me. Come talk to
me. Don't go behind my back.
"Take a number...'

I fought long and hard to get the
position of Editor. I am proud of this
job and proud of this paper. We have
received praise from across the campus
and even beyond our protective, steel
gates.

Therefore, I will continue to do what
I think is fair and just. I will be aggres-
sive in reporting the news and will ex-
hibit very little censorship if someone
can justify their writings. And as al-
ways, I will continue to print any and
all responses that are credible. Notice
how many appear in this edition.

I will NOT, however, bend to the
pettiness shown by members of this
campus. If you have a complaint, don't
barge into this office and start scream-
ing at me. I'll tell you exactly where to
go. But by all means, I welcome criti-
cism and I welcome concerns. I want
to offend no one. But I won't sacrifice
the integrity of this paper again.

If you are not happy with this, my
bosses are the Publications Board. Let
them know.

4 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997

Attack of the crazy multiculturalists!

Walter Biggins

Layout Editor

In last week's issue, William L. Law III called
multiculturalism a "malady", while failing to point
out that he suffers from a much worse illness: the
Limbaugh Syndrome.

Named after one of America's leading commen-
tators, this disease allows one to assume that one
extreme example can speak for the whole. Citing a
20th-century Rabbi's plea to "forbid whites to mate
with whites", Law sees this as an accurate indicator
of multiculturalism.

In the October 16 issue, Law accuses
"multiculturalists" of attempting to destroy all
American traditions, of trying to split the country
along racial and gender lines.

His examples include accusations which he
doesn't support. Instead, he imagines a call to arms,
in which multiculturalists burn the flags of the
"majourity", "dissect" religious practices and present
Jesus Christ as a bad, bad man. He singles out Juda-
ism as a religion that multiculturalists blindly and
stupidly accept, based on a flimsy statement, some
lines from the Talmud and one Rabbi's admittedly

asinine quote.

The truth, however, is much more complex. While
the Talmud contains disturbing elements, so do
Paul's various letters in the New Testament, in re-
gards to women. In fact, potentially misogynistic
statements are present in the doctrines and practices
of almost all major religions.

However, as a proud multiculturalist, I'm not de-
crying the practices of any particular faith (I'm in-
deed a Christian).

Multiculturalism calls for an understanding of
American subcultures, and an acknowledgement that
they affect the whole. It's not "hypersensitivity" that
guides the philosophy, but a wish that the
"majourity" realizes that minorities are included in
the American sphere, that the majority's traditions
affect minorities, in ways both helpful and harmful.

Calling attention to the fact that the Confederate
flag offends several minorities isn't an attempt to
stratify America, but to include more subcultures into
the American ideal, to make us aware that the ma-
jority isn't the only society whose opinion should
matter. It's inclusive, not exclusive.

Ironically, Law's most interesting and misguided

example comes at the end of the Oct. 16 article, when
he claims that multiculturalists "print hate-filled
articles in the college paper".

Instead of presenting an answer to the "malady",
Law wants us to resurrect the Confederate Battle Flag,
making a new Civil War "authentic". Law wants
America to be a "melting pot", while at the same
time writing articles that smack of anti-Semitism,
intolerance and a false call to arms.

While denouncing multiculturalism for dividing
the country, Law hypocritically accuses and con-
demns subcultures, singling out Judaism. He accuses
minorities of acting as martyrs, using a few unsup-
ported examples as examples of all, and then turns
himself - supposedly an example of normal America
- into a martyr whose flag is burned, religious be-
liefs are dissected, and disapproval of homosexual
practices is condemned.

Luckily for me, I'm not prey to the Limbaugh Syn-
drome, and thus don't take Law's articles as indica-
tive of "normal" America. William L. Law III, de-
spite his initial argument, seems content to keep
America as the land of oil and water, not milk and
honey.

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► Smith

from page 2

what the quoted snippet
suggests, that is, toward
greater moral restraint,
while the Baba Kamma
phrase about deception
belongs to a discussion of
how Jews are to escape
non-Jewish murderers,
robbers and customs col-
lectors.

Law says that he is
concerned about fair-
ness, and specifically
about unfair criticism of
religion! How are we to
understand him? I cer-
tainly do not want the
unsavory or problematic
parts of religious tradi-
tions to be swept under
the rug. I believe it is
important to look at re-
ligions critically as well

as appreciatively. But
there is a world of differ-
ence between a serious
critical study of religions
and Law's pot shots.

Law asks to be judged,
not personally, but by his
logic. Very well: I do not
impute hatred of Jews to
him, but I ask him to rec-
ognize that the logic of
his use of ugly snippets
is strictly hate-logic.
Rather than making a
genuine argument about
Jewish literature, he has
merely retailed tidbits
from anti-Semitic litera-
ture. Let's do better.

-Steve Smith
Professor of Philosophy
and Religions Studies

Pavlov's dogs froth right on cue

William L. Law III

Staff Writer

I believe that the United States cannot
function as a multikultural nation because
minourity groups take
unnecessary umbrage
to exploratory com-
ments. How can a soci-
ety survive if it cannot
debate with itself? A
nation cannot exist if it
is ridden with fear and
guilt. This is not hatred
of minourity groups on
my part, this is concern for the future of
Amerika. If anything, what I wrote should
promote understanding. Instead of seeing
that other religions, like Christianity, have
some teachings which are absurd to the
modern reader, my audience panicked. The
fact that I have the audacity to insinuate that
Judaism should be examined in the same

William L. Law III

fashion in which we examine Christianity
brought feral hysteria. This is why Amerika
does not have unity. The hatred, dear read-
ers, is from yourselves.

Often, a Millsaps student will openly
question Christianity. I wanted to demon-
strate that in our multikultural nation, we
would be extremely une'asy discussing a
minourity viewpoint (in this case, a non-
Christian religion) if the discussion ex-
tended farther than superficial
acknowledgement or praise. After reading
some religious Jewish writings, I found that
a few of the archaic teachings were very
objectionable to the common reader. I
thought this would be a good opportunity
to demonstrate how we are receptive to criti-
cism of Christianity, but would be offended
by a similar examination of a minourity re-
ligion. When I made a reference to this in
an article, a faculty member asked for spe-
cific proof on the matter. To support my

findings, I supplied some quotations from
the texts I had read in a follow-up article.
The rest, as they say, is history.

My intention, which should be apparent
if one read the antecedent article, was not to
attack or belittle Jews or Judaism in any fash-
ion; I sought to expose a flaw of multikultural
society by showing that people could not
discuss Judaic teachings freely without be-
ing accused of vicious anti-Semitism. By
complete happenstance, the opinions article
next to mine, "Divine Confusion," presented
anti-Christian opinions, including that
Christianity was a "primitive religion." This
article received very little, if any, complaint.
I believe my initial argument has been
proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.

William L. Law III uses special grammatics for
literary purposes. While we do not accept it uni-
versally throughout the paper, it is accepted in
this column.

Editorial
Policy

The Purple
and White is
dedicated to up-
hold the ethics
and standards as
put forth in our
staff manual. If
you have any
questions about
our editorial de-
cisions or the ar-
ticles printed by
the P&W, please
contact Sam Hall
at 974-1211 or
HALLSR.

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NEWS 5

LOCAL

You can't run forever...

Jurmond Decrete Mayberry, one of
Mississippi's 10 most wanted fugitives,
was caught Tuesday morning. Accord-
ing to an article by Thyrie Bland in the
Nov. 5 edition of the Clarion Ledger,
Mayberry was arrested around 7 a.m. at
1705 N. West Street.

The second fugitive on the most
wanted list captured since September,
Mayberry was wanted for the Sept. 7,
1996 murder of 31 year old Frederick
Fleming. Fleming was shot three times,
and was found approximately 50 yards
east of Flora Drive.

Posters and fliers of the Most Wanted
Fugitives are hung statewide in post of-
fices and police stations as well as MS
Highway Patrol headquarters.

WORLD

The Wall Street Wobble

Wall Street, which has abounded
with happy investors and traders, took
a turn for the worse last Monday. The
Dow dropped a record 554 points cre-
ating a frenzy among investors around
the nation. Many of the big investors
on Wall Street panicked and started sell-
ing. It was the small investors that saved
the market.

On the following day, the market re-
gained 337 points of the loss the day
before. It surprised so many that the
market could move this much because
of the steady nature it has enjoyed in
the immediate past.

The U.S. economy will not falter af-
ter one little wobble, and there is no way
it could be affected greatly by the crisis.

Dr. McElvainc stirs controversy

FOR SALE

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Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

Dr. Robert S. McElvaine, professor of history at
Millsaps, has recently been flooded with responses to a
commentary he wrote for the Los Angeles Times this past
summer.

He authored an article, "They Didn't March to Free
the Slaves," which appeared in the July 25 edition of
the Los Angeles Times. It was prompted by the possibil-
ity of President Clinton issuing a national apology to
blacks for the United States' history of slavery.
McElvaine contended that the South seceded from the
Union and fought to defend slavery rather than states'
rights. The North, he explains, fought to preserve the
Union, not to free the slaves.

These notions met with some opposition from read-
ers after the initial publication of the article. McElvaine
said he received "the normal response for this type of
article... a few notes and some e-mail."

The article was then syndicated and appeared in
many places across the United States. Within the past
three or four weeks, McElvaine has received hundreds
of responses. Most of these were written in condemna-
tion of his article. The vast majority of these responses
have been spurred by the Sons of Confederate Veter-
ans. The organization posted the Millsaps College ad-

dress and President Harmon's and Dr. McElvaine's e-mail
addresses on their internet web page. The web page ac-
cused McElvaine of a "distortion of history" and encour-
aged its members to "let 'em have it!"

The Sons of Confederate Veterans most recent publi-
cation included form letters addressed to President
Harmon and Dr. McElvaine. The letters contended that
the Civil War was "fought for complex political and eco-
nomic reasons, not slavery." Further, it asked Millsaps
to "allow an alternative view to be presented to [its] stu-
dents." Dr. McElvaine suggested that he was "consider-
ing taking up the Sons of Confederate Veterans on their
request" and he was working with President Harmon on
a possible debate format.

McElvaine said that he had received no personally
threatening mail but he has received many e-mails that
vehemently disagree with his suggestions. Many of the
letters resort to name calling and some suggested that
McElvaine "study his history" or "read Jefferson's mem-
oirs for the real history." McElvaine points out that the
majority of members of the Sons of Confederate Veter-
ans are level headed people. His article just touched a
nerve with some people who responded rashly. He stated
that most authors of the responses were quite intelligent
and compromising when he contacted them to discuss
his commentary.

► Homecoming

from page 1

Landmark Center Atrium on East Capitol Street. Students and
alumni have the choice of being provided with a trolley service at
the bell tower which will leave at 8:30 P.M. For a $7.00 ticket, a
student or an alum can enjoy the music of Bobby Moore and the
Rhythm Aces performing live at the atrium.

This Saturday, the Millsaps Majors will play the Rhodes College
Linx at 2:00 P.M., before which Major fans will be tailgating as early
as 1 1 :30 A.M. at the football field. There will be many other events
on Saturday morning, including the Annual Booksale at the library,
the traditional morning prayers by Chaplain Don Fortenberry in
room 218 of the AC, several campus tours for the alumni, and the
Alumni College. This is a mini-class for alumni that was started 3
years ago in order to give alums a feeling of nostalgia by producing
a classroom setting for them. The speaker for the Alumni College
this year is Dr. Michael Mitias of the philosophy department, whose
lecture will be "Aristotle's Conception of Happiness."

Homecoming ends on Sunday with the Alumni Memorial Ser-
vice by Don Fortenberry in the chapel. This service honors alumni
who have died since last homecoming. Also, in memory of the
deceased, a new book is displayed in the library for each alum that
passed away. After this last event, the alumni and students will say
farewell to Homecoming 1997.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1 997

Out with the old...

Brian BenyhiU/P&W

As work for the new Student Activities Center began on the north side of
campus, the old tennis courts were demolished. The center will house a
variety of facilities available to all students. Get ready Millsaps...

THISg T THAT

EA book drive

Lauren Williams

Guest Writer

Sigma Lambda, a service organization for
leaders on campus and within the commu-
nity, has kicked off their annual fall service
project with a book drive benefiting the
Duling Adult Education Center which is a
part of the Jackson Public Adult reading pro-
gram.

Sigma Lambda has not only provided a
drop box for books in the Student Center
for all of Millsaps to take part, but has also
extended their drive to residents of Wood-
land Hills, a nearby neighborhood. Last year's
response was tremendous and Sigma
Lambda's hopes are high for an even greater
response this year. With the drive reaching
a close this Sunday, November 9, remember
to collect your books for donation and bring
them by the drop box. Sigma Lambda needs
your support to pull off a successful drive.

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As we are in November the time
has come to plan Santa Shoestring.
This is an annual event Millsaps
holds for the children in the after
school program at Operation Shoe-
string. This non-profit agency runs
an after school program for kids in
grades K-5. The agency is located on
Bailey Avenue in the Georgetown
area of Jackson just five minutes from
Millsaps. The children in the after
school program are tutored, taught
computer skills and most impor-
tantly they have a safe place to stay
while waiting for their parents to get
off work.

Santa Shoestring is hosted by the
sororities at their lodges and this year
the date is Wednesday December 3,

THURSDAY

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Meeting
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2:00pm
Football Field

SAE pledge breakfast
7:30 a.m.

SH 321

Cafeteria

SUNDAY

Pep Rally/Bonfire

Alumni Memorial

THURSDAY

Look for the results of

7:30-8:30pm

Service

North parking lot

9:30am

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FRIDAY

Mary Ann Edge
Homecoming Golf
Classic
9:00am

Friday Forum
12:30pm
AC 215

Singers Concert:
"A Sprig of Thyme"
7:00pm
ACRH

CC Chapel

Catholic Mass
6:00pm
CC Chapel

SURVEY

MONDAY

French Club Discus-
sion Group
ll:30am-12:30pm
MHA 214

International Career
Night

7:00-8:00pm
OH 100

Motown-Down-
town

Friday Night
8:00pm
Landmark
Center Atrium
Trolleys leave
after 8:30pm
from bell tower
Tickets $7-Coat
and tie-Free hors
d'oeuvres and
cash bar

from 3-5. At each house the kids get
to do something fun. In past years
the have had
Christmas
stories pre-
sented for
them and
have met
Santa as well
as get a pic-
ture with
him. The
event relies
on the financial support and partici-
pation of many campus groups in-
cluding all the sororities and frater-
nities, CMT, the SBA Health and
Wellness Committee and Circle K. If
you or your group is interested in par-

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ticipating this year or helping with
funding the project, contact Sarah
Fontenelle, Lauren Stamps, or Julie
Shumacher.

This year the kids at Operation
Shoestring have already been visited
by Millsaps students when CMT
sponsored a group lead by Sarah
Fontenelle to bring candy to the kids
for Halloween. It was well received
by the kids and the students who
went and enjoyed going. Shoestring
is always in need of food donations
as well as tutors and people who just
can spare an hour now and then to
come read to the children. If you are
interested in volunteering there,
contact Robert Langford at 353-
6336.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1 997

FEATURES 7

Save yourself

I noticed the other day that we're
building some kind of a recreation
complex. A new facility certainly im-
proves the aesthetics of what is already
a small campus with buildings few and
far between. Why do we feel the need
for another student building? We al-
ready have the student center, several
recreation areas, dorm lobbies, and fra-
ternity/sorority houses (for most
people on campus). But people would
rather have another facility that will
go unused than have no facility at all.
Resources

Okay, so another editor is complain-
ing about something else. But what is
bothering me stems from a disease
plaguing the very foundation of the
campus: student apathy. We are caught
in a vicious circle where someone has
to transcend the eternal round in or-
der to stop the cycle. Let me get more
specific. Saturday morning I was at-
tempting to work on a computer
project that was already late. Yes, it was
my fault the bloody project was late,
but I do not take blame for the M drives
being down. In case you don't know,
the M drive is each student's personal
storage for their Okra accounts. This
meant two things. First, use of e-mail
through the VAX (a major source of
communication on this campus) didn't
work. Second, I couldn't retrieve my
considerably large among of work.
Where is this going?

We don't always have access to our
high-tech computer labs, the gym isn't
always available, and the library is no
Amoco. I realize that it's hard to pay
people to keep these places open 24/7,
but I think we need just a little more
time on the weekends to get things
done. And if I was in a position to
change any of this, I probably
wouldn't. Those places are closed be-
cause there is a sufficient lack of stu-
dent interest to use those facilities.
People on this campus say that there's
nothing do here on the weekends. On
the flip side of the coin, there's noth-
ing do on the weekends because every-
one is gone.
Solution?

I don't think we could pull off a
"stay here for the weekend" campaign
even for one weekend. But if we slowly
start doing things on campus over the
weekend, maybe we could alleviate our
own situation. Make your own fun for
a change, and I don't mean beer. Hold
an organizational meeting on a week-
end and try to get people to come. The
more people are willing to stay, the
more other people will stay.

WITH LOVE FROM HUNGARY

achel
Barham

Transylvania-
an unrepeatable
atmosphere

My group took an excursion to Transylvania this week-
end, and I learned some pretty surprising things. Al-
though all of Transylvania lies in present-day Rumania,
most of it was historically a part of Hungary (until the
end of World War I). Any Hungarian, in my experience,
refers to the region as "Transylvania" and not "Ruma-
nia." Its geography and the personality of it's small vil-
lages combine to create an atmosphere not repeated any-
where on earth.

The fictional setting of Dracula tales, Transylvania is
a beautiful region of moderately high mountains, beau-
tiful rivers, and tiny villages that are almost entirely self-
sufficient. Every bit of land is used for grazing or grow-
ing crops.

We were fortunate enough to be able to stay in one of
the villages, St. Kiraly, for three nights. The house I stayed
in was the only one of our group's accommodations with
a toilet; the rest had outhouses. There were chickens,
pigs, water buffalo, cows, and other animals in every
yard in the village; Monday morning, our bus was in
the middle of an entire herd of water buffalo as they

were taken through the village.

The roads are not paved; although some people have
cars, many still use horses and carts for transportation
of vegetables and fruits from their land outside of the
village.

Old women wear black, whether they are widows or
not, and most women over fifty wear scarves over their
heads in a traditional style. Men wear felt hats and cer-
tain styles of suits when they are not working in the
fields. People are very friendly; unlike in the city, they
greet you when you meet them in the street.

There are two churches in St. Kiraly: a Reformed Pres-
byterian one (Hungarian) with about 1000 members,
and a Baptist one (Rumanian) of the town. We attended
the Hungarian church Sunday morning. In this form
of Presbyterianism, no depictions of people are allowed
in the church; animals and other symbols are used in-
stead. Women, men, boys, and girls each have separate
sitting places in the church. The building itself is mostly
wooden, and it is decorated with beautiful, colorful
handmade linens. Although the town is deep into
present Romania, the 1000 members of this church all
speak Hungarian at home. Many communities in the
area are the same.

Transylvania is by far not the only area in Central
Europe in which ethnicities and languages are mixed;
almost every country in this region has a significant
language minority. Although there is not much visible
tension within villages, there are great efforts by the
countries' governments to stake their claims visibly in
cities. The city of Cluj, for example, is highly popu-
lated by Hungarian speakers, but one cannot go any-
where without seeing Rumanian flags. Even the park
benches are painted in the colors of the flag.

Besides a little ethnic history, this weekend I learned
that there are people in the world who live free from
pressures of fast-paced society; people who work the
land all day and relax with good meals at night; people
who live entirely off the earth that their ancestors have
tended for generations. It is a way of life that makes
one reconsider many things about his or her own life
and what its aims are.

with Colin Glidewell

Michael Bentley

Staff Writer

Freshman Colin Glidewell recently received an award
at the Mississippi Music Teachers Association piano com-
petition. Glidewell received second place honors in the
Freshman and Sophomore Concerto Division of the com-
petition, held at Delta State University. He performed
the Revel Concerto in G Major, the last movement.

How did you become interested in playing the
piano?

"I was at the house of a friend of my mom's and I tried
to play their piano. The friend recognized that I was
trying to play something that I had heard and called my
mom in to watch."

How long have you been playing the piano?

"I have been playing [the piano] for about 13 years. I
started in kindergarten in a course called Yamaha.
Yamaha was designed simply to familiarize you with the
piano. I began private study in first and second grade.
In fourth through twelfth grade, I took private lessons
from Annette Joe."

What is your future in music -- are you
considering a career in the field of music?

"I am a music major but I am also taking the premed
classes here at Millsaps. I volunteer time at United Way

and I really like my advisor, Mrs. Bridgeman. I am con-
sidering a job similar to that but it requires a sociology
major or something. Whatever happens, I will always
have my music. I will always be able to play the piano.
I have concentrated in classical piano up until this point.
I would really like to learn jazz."

What do you think of the Millsaps Music
Department?

"I like the music department here. I am currently tak-
ing Piano Repertoire Class and Singers. I am pleased
with both. I even like choir. In choir we are working on
native folk songs. I like Elizabeth Moak, my piano
teacher, a lot. She is a very good teacher who realizes
that [she] has to be more than a mere teacher. She is
very approachable and allows me certain freedoms in
the pursuit of my studies. She is also a fabulous pianist
and a great concert artist."

Are you satisfied with your performance at
MMTA?

"I was disappointed with my finish at the competition.
I don't want to sound like somebody who has to win all
the time but I felt like 1 could have done better. I can
never play perfect. People don't realize how much work
goes into playing the piano or being a musician. People
see it as an extracurricular thing, not like a real job. It
takes a lot of time and effort and still it is impossible to
play perfectly."

8 FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997

So you think you've got it hard? Look at us.

Erin Craig

Guest Writer

There are twenty four hours in a single day. An
average of six of these are spent sleeping, which
leaves 18 hours to accomplish everything that needs
to get done in a day. Sounds like plenty of time
doesn't it? Such is not usually the case in the daily
lives of many students here at Millsaps, namely those
140+ of us in the Adult Degree Program.

Try to imagine for a moment that your day starts
at 5:30 am every morning. Your alarm goes off with
that annoying "bleeamp bleeamp bleeamp," and in-
stead of hitting the snooze button three or four times,
you actually have to get up. You do not awake to the
silent solace of your own personal space, or quiet
morning conversation with your roommate. Rather
you awake to the responsibility you have to wake
children up, get them bathed, dressed, and fed, along
with doing the same for yourself. All of these things
have to get done before 7:30 am, so that you may
have the time to get the children to school and your-
self to work, or if you happen to be so lucky, to your
8 o'clock class. This is just your morning folks. I think
you get the gist of what the rest of your day will be
like: Having to negotiate time off from work in or-
der to take classes during the day, since they are not
all available at night, having to find some way of
making sure your kids are taken care of after school,
maintaining some semblance of a healthy diet, go-
ing to a night class that lasts until 8:00 pm, coming

home to spend SOME time with your kids, wife or
husband, yourself. Gee, it's time to study! What
about "Seinfeld"? Forget it! You have a test tomor-
row, reading to do for some IDS class, and research
to do for the twenty page paper you were assigned
at the beginning of the semester. Yeah, you'll get
some sleep tonight, starting at around midnight.

Don't get me wrong, we don't all have the same
types of situation, but for the most part, trying to
balance our everyday lives is difficult. We have to
work, usually full-time, to make a living and to af-
ford the tuition here. We have to study just like ev-
ery other student, as the ADP at Millsaps isn't one of
those "Come just one night a week for two years and
get your BBA" programs that you hear about on the
radio. In fact, most of us take four courses per se-
mester, just as do traditional students. And many of
us have children and spouses that can't be ignored.

So, why do we do this to ourselves? It's simple.
We strive for a degree. We don't all have the same
reasons for wishing to obtain it, but I think I can say
with some accuracy that we all realize that without
it, we don't feel complete in some way.

So, how is the ADP different than just being an
older student? That's a little more difficult to an-
swer. I think that we all have different opinions about
that, but there are differences. For one, we have per-
haps a lot more support in that we have Janet Lan-
gley or Laurissa Henderson as advisors in addition
to our major/field advisor. According to Marilyn

Humphrey, an ADP student who works 60 hours per
week and has a husband and a five year old son, "It's
nice to have Janet and Laurissa just to talk to if you
have any problems." In addition, we have the op-
portunity to do directed studies, which can be of
great benefit if you simply can't get off from work to
attend a class that meets at a conflicting time. Fur-
ther, we have some, but not a lot of, financial aid
available to us. Some might argue that we have defi-
nite advantages over traditional students, but the
fact is: we take the same courses under the same scru-
tiny as all other students here; it's much more diffi-
cult for us to make study group meetings at random
times for group projects and such; it's harder for us
to connect with traditional students on personal,
intellectual, and social levels; and we sacrifice many
things to have the opportunity to go to school here.
From job promotions and financial gains to time
spent with our families, daily, we give up some plea-
sure in order to achieve our educational goals.

So the next time you see one of us on campus, or
work with us on a project, or take a class with one of
us, stop and say hello. Realize that we're going
through the same educational trials as you, but think
for a moment of how lucky you are to be here at
'Saps at a time when you don't have all of the re-
sponsibilities the world will bring forth as time
passes. This is your time to live, to party, to date, to
dream, to be!

Savor it!

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FEATURES

ft

one time or another every
tittle girt has attowedthe thought
of being a Queen to prance
through her head, 6ut what does
being a Queen mean? tlhis
Saturday at hatftime during the
homecoming game it simpty means
one tucky girt witt have her father
escort her onto thefietd, a crown
witt grace her head, Seautifutroses
Witt rest in her arms, and for a day
she witt feet tii^e royatty.

Who Will Be
Queen For A
Day?

by Stephanie Yasinski

Liz Uubuissan/l'dW

Heather Neuroth

Hometown: Ruston, LA

Major: History

Future Plans: Law School

Last Summer: "I lived in Dallas, TX this summer and

interned at a law firm."

Last Book Read: Deep End of the Ocean

Favorite thing to do off campus? "Eat at different

restaurants."

Achievements: Campus Wide Senator, Perspectives
Leader

Quote to believe in: "Whatever obstacle life presents
you with don't let it get you down because there is
always a way around it." - Heather Neuroth
Who would you like your king to be? "My dad"

Ashley McDonnell

Hometown: Hazlehurst, MS
Major: Business

Future Plans: Work for a year and then apply to occupa-
tional therapy school

Last Summer: "I worked at Netscape Communications in
Palo Alto California as an electronic sales commerce ana-
lyst."

Nickname: "Bug"

Favorite Childhood Memory: "fishing in the lake with my
Papaw"

Achievements: Chair of Honor Council, President Baptist
Student Union, Cross Country Team

Quote to believe in: "If one advances confidently in the
direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which
he has imagined he will meet with a success unexpected in
common hours." - Henry David Thoreau
Who would you like your King to be? "My little big brother,
who is e'S^and 250 pounds."

Liz Dubuissan/l'&W

Liz Dubuissim/l'&W

Jennifer Brewer

Hometown: Gulfbreeze, FL

Majors: Political Science and Business

Future Plans: "I'll first work, then go back and get my MBA.

I will be able to bring more to the table from the experience I

will gain in the real world."

Last Summer: "I went to Europe with the business program
and it was the time of my life!"

Favorites: "Ultrabrite toothpaste, bar-b-que Fritos, the color
orange, Barry Manilow, and South Park."
Greatest Love: "My little sister Julie. Having her here has
made this year more memorable and special."
Achievements: Co-Director of Major Productions, First Vice
President of SBA in 1996, 1996 Tri Delta model pledge and
model active member

Quote to believe in: "If you're not part of the solution, you're
part of the problem."

Who would you like your king to be? " Michael J. Fox, I've
always wanted to marry Alex P. Keaton."

Mary Largent

Hometown: Madison, MS
Major: Biology

Future Plans: "To get my MBA at Millsaps"
Last Summer: "I went to Europe with the Millsaps Arts and
Letters Department and took two sociology and anthropol-
ogy courses."

If you could live anywhere, where would it be? " The moun-
tains of North Carolina."

Funniest Millsaps Memory: "Small sisterhood retreats with
the sorority"

Achievements: President of Kappa Delta, LEAD,ODK, Sigma
Lambda. Vice President

Quote to believe in: "I can do all things through Christ who

strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13

Who would you like your king to be? "My dad"

Liz Uubuissnn/l'&W

Liz Dubuissun/P&W

Katye Bratton

Hometown: Hollandale, MS
Major: Economics
Minor: Spanish

Future Plans: "Working or going to graduate school in In-
ternational Business"

Last Summer: "I went to Big Ben Texas last summer for a
week with the Geology Department to mine clay"
A Wish: "Sometimes I wish I played sports at Millsaps be-
cause in high school I enjoyed being part of a team."
Note of Importance: true animal lover- has a huge golden
retriever named Cooper

Achievements: Kappa Delta Vice President of Pledge Edu-
cation, -Running for Kappa Delta President, Chairman of
Project LEAD and LEAD speaker series, ODK
Quote to believe in: "I am a part of all that I have met" -
Alfred Lord Tennyson

Who would you like your king to be? "Glen the security
guard. Because I like a man in uniform"

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1 997

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 1 1

Pricey fun

When I received my bank statement
this week, I had a moment of
epiphanical clarity. Upon seeing how
low my funds from my summer job had
dwindled in such a short while, I asked
myself, "Where did all that money go?"
Stark reality set in; and I realized my
monies had been squandered in the
name of entertainment.
Money for nothing

That's right, kids, I've spent my hard-
earned bucks to keep you, the hapless
reader, informed. (That's not entirely
true. I divulge periodically in the latest
Playstation mega-hit or a CD by some
god-awful band only I like, for my own
guilty pleasures.) Not that I mind this,
mind you. I am just gargantuanly ap-
palled by the hefty chunk of change
stores are pullin' for their less-than-
pricey-to-make merchandise. Take CDs,
for instance. The latest one-hit-
wonder's full-length carries a price tag
of $15.98 at your friendly neighbor-
hood Camelot Music. It costs the mega-
million dollar record companies about
a buck to manufacture that there CD
(through the American tradition of
cheap child labor in third world coun-
tries, of course.) So, let's see, you're
shelling out $15.98 for something that
costs a buck to make, bringing the
grand total of $14.98 of profit in Mr.
Greedy Record Company's pockets. It's
capitalism at work, baby. Adam Smith
would be proud.
A night at the theater .

Going to the movies is another
costly affair. You pay the theater six
bucks for a ticket, three for a cup of ice
with soft drink spritzer, and four for a
bucket of popcorn that would feed Kate
Moss for years to come. Half the time
the movie isn't even fit to make fun of,
and when the movie's actually good
there's always the inevitable 6-foot-9
person with 20 inch 'fro sitting in front
of you or the proverbial sticky mess on
your seat that you pray is Coca-Cola
residue. Sure beats three bucks for a
video, a six-pack o' Bud and Doritos in
the comfort of your own home, huh?
I've had it up to here!

I could also rant about concert tick-
ets prices ($29.50 for Bob Dylan with
no opening act? The times, they are a'
changin'!) or books (only $24.95 hard-
cover!) but you get the picture, and
space runs short. I envision a Utopia
where CDs cost a buck, movie tickets
fifty cents, concert prices around five
bucks and video games for the taking
at $9.99. Unfortunately, that ain't
gonna happen.

Singers 'spice it up' for
Homecoming Concert

The Millsaps Singers
put the spice back in
folk songs with their
homecoming perfor-
mance, [ A Sprig of
Thyme:

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

There's something simply magical
about a folk song. Whether it be
American, English, Scottish, African,
Jamaican, or whatever, no other
musical form captures the depth of
human experience like a folk song.
Folk songs tell stories, stories about
real people, stories about, well, folks.

In reverence of the power and
beauty of folk songs, The Millsaps
Singers have chosen them as the
theme for their 1997 Homecoming
performance entitled, "A Sprig of
Thyme" which will betield Friday,
November 7 at 7:00 p.m in the AC
Recital Hall.

The concert will feature folk songs
from around the world. The first part
of the concert, "American Folk
Hymns and Spirituals," will be per-
formed by the Chamber Singers. It
will feature such hymns as "Jerusa-

lem, my happy home"
which features Heather
Denham, alto, "Hush!
Somebody's callin' my
name" featuring
Catherine Mouton, so-
prano, and "Daniel,
Daniel, servant of the
Lord," with the spotlight
on Brandon Baxter, tenor,
and Uvon Tucker, bass.

The second part of the
concert, entitled "A Sprig
of Thyme," features The
Millsaps Singers along
with The Chamber Or-
chestra. This part is a cycle
of British folk song settings, from
the English "The bold grenadier,"
"The willow tree," and "The miller
of Dee" to the Irish "Down by the
sally gardens" and "I know where

Candace CarUste/l'SW

Canttace Carlisle/l'&W

Sophmore Chamber Singer, Uvon Tucker, bass,
loves the folk music in this weekend's "A Sprig
of Thyme" concert this much.'

I'm going" to various other styles
which include Scottish,
Northumbrian, and Lincolnshire.

Closing the program will be a per-
formance by The Millsaps Singers in
three parts. First there's "South Afri-
can Songs of Protest and Praise" fea-
turing "Singabahambayo." Following
that is "Jamaican Folk Song" with "Ja-
maican market place," and lastly
there's "American Folk Songs" with
"Polly- Wolly-Doodle" (featuring Lind-
say Whitfield, soprano, Laura Moore,
alto, and Bradley Bennett, tenor), and
"Cindy" featuring Cheryl Coker and
Chris Brunt on piano.

So don't forget to go to this won-
derful event this Friday. You can even
bring your folks.

Sophomore

Singer

Bradley

Bennett,

tenor, is

featured

in "Polly-

Wolly-

Doodle,"

part of a

tribute to

American

folk

songs.

X

November
Preview

After Auschwitz, is Phi-
losophy Possible?
Friday, November 7
AC 215 12:30 p.m.

If the systematicity of the Nazi
Holocaust is a product of Enlight-
enment faith in progress, reason,
and technology, then our great-
est "achievement" yields argu-
ably our greatest horror. Profes-
sor Idit Dobbs-Weinstein of
Vanderbilt University will ask
whether not only traditional rea-
soning strategies, but philosophy
itself, is possible after Auschwitz.
Sexual Orientation: Un-
derstanding and Respon-
sibility

Friday, November 14
AC 215 12:30 p.m.

Mollie Wallick, Professor of
Psychiatry and Coordinator of
Academic Programs at LSU
School of Medicine-New Or-
leans, will lead a discussion by
gay and lesbian medical experts
on current challenges in negoti-
ating sexual orientation.
Southern Circuit Film:
Law of Averages and
Other Works of Anima-
tion

Wednesday, November 19
AC 215 7:30 p.m.

James Duesing, one of the
most accomplished and pro-
vocative animators working to-
day, will air and discuss his Law
of Averages and other animated
films.

The I of the Beholder: A
Reading

Friday, November 21
AC 215 12:30 p.m.

Selected passages from re-
cently completed fiction written
in the first person point of view
by Austin Wilson, of the Millsaps
English Department, will be
paired with some poems with
similar settings and themes.

NCERT

*TII\ T «S

ROCKET 88 - Muddy
Waters Electric Lounge,
Jackson; November 14.

ORAL SOX - Muddy
Waters Electric Lounge,
Jackson; November 26.

FLING HAMMER

Muddy Waters Electric
Lounge, Jackson;
November 29.

MERLE HAGGARD ■

Isle of Capri Casino,
Vicksburg; November 13.

GEORGE JONES

Silver Star Hotel,
Philadelphia; November 21.

FLEETWOOD MAC

The Pyramid, Memphis;
November 14.

CRAMPS with
DEMOLITION DOLL
RODS and GUITAR
WOLF - House of Blues,
New Orleans; November 8.

SOUTHERN CULTURE
ON THE SKIDS - Omni
New Daisy Theater,
Memphis; November 14.

WALLFLOWERS Hard
Rock Cafe, Memphis;
November 16.

JIM ROSE CIRCUS
SIDESHOW - Omni New
Daisy Theater, Memphis;
November 19.

EVERCLEAR with
LETTERS TO CLEO,
OUR LADY PEACE
and SMASH MOUTH

Omni New Daisy Theater,
Memphis; November 20.

ELTON JOHN The

Pyramid, Memphis;
November 22.

DREAD ZEPPELIN -

House of Blues, New
Orleans: November 15.

REFRESHMENTS

Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans;
November 15.

PAT BENETAR House
of Blues, New Orleans;
November 18.

JESUS LIZARD - House
of Blues, New Orleans;
November 20.

WAR - House of Blues,
New Orlean.i; November
28-29.

U2 with THIRD EYE
BLIND - Superdome, New
Orleans; November 21.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997

Howlin' at the moon

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

This weekend is Homecoming, and you know
what that means. It's time to party, time to dance,
and time to hear some good ol' rock n' roll. The SBA,
in their extreme benevolent kindness, has lined up
two (count 'em, TWO!) bands for your listening plea-
sure this Homecoming. They are Bobby Moore and
the Rythmn Aces, who will perform at the Motown-
Downtown Homecoming Gala this Friday night at
The Landmark building at 8:30 p.m., and Jupiter
Coyote, who will perform in the bowl this Saturday
at 9:00 p.m. for free.

To better serve you, my dear readers, I recently
went and purchased Jupiter Coyote's latest CD, Ghost
Dance, so I can give you an idea of what they sound
like. From the first song, "Tumbleweed," which kicks
off the album with some kind of Native American-
sounding bells and then launches into a Southern-
fried guitar riff with a sort of Western swing to it, I
instantly knew what these guys were all about. They
take the roots and traditions of Southern rock (they
hail from Macon, GA) and meld it with folky
storytelling reminiscent of the rocker to end all rock-
ers, Mr. Bob Dylan. Take, for instance, "Little Peace
of Mind": "When it's all said and done/ When there's
no place left for us to run/ Good times become
memories and bad things ease with time/ And ev-
erybody needs a little peace of mind." "Snake Han-
dler," with its incessant chorus of "Can I get a wit-
ness?" is nauseatingly catchy. "Sam Clemens
(Canagumbo)" is an 11-minute epic which is half
song and half tribal rythmn.

Upon closer listening to the album, I realized there

Special

These are the fellas from Macon, Georgia who'll rock
the bowl this Saturday - Jupiter Coyote. Their newest
CD, Ghost Dance, was just recently released on
Autonomous Records.

were congas in the background. I looked in the liner
notes, and sure enough, they have a percussionist
in addition to their drummer. I also heard a banjo
on one of the songs ("Man in Your Band") and upon
scrutinizing the lyric book I found out it was actu-
ally a guijo, which is a banjo-guitar hybrid. Strange,
sure sounded like a banjo to me.

Sound good? Well don't miss them when they
play this Saturday. I can't seem to figure out how
they fit into the "Motown-Downtown" theme of
Homecoming, but oh well. As for Bobby Moore and
the Rythmn Aces, I haven't heard their music (heck,
I don't even know what kind of band they are.
Cover band, perhaps?) but I bet you're probably
going to the gala for the cash bar anyway, right?
Tickets to that event are still available in the book-
store for $7 apiece. Get 'em while they're hot!

► Mi-

Special to the J'&W

Al Ducharme

Laugh a little

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Laugh. That's what some of us here at
Millsaps need to learn how to do. What better
way to learn than with a professional come-
dian, courtesy of Major Productions. Al
Ducharme, funny man extraordinaire, will
perform here at Millsaps on Thursday, Novem-
ber 6 at 8:00 p.m. in AC 215.

He has performed on MTV, Comedy Cen-
tral, and Caroline's Comedy Hour on A&E. His
act consists of sound effects and impressions,
including a re-enactment of Star Wars scenes.
Somehow that smacks of the fellow from the
Police Academy movies. I hope that is not the
case. It would bring back too many bad memo-
ries of Steve Gutenberg.

Bad Mahoney memories or not, Al
Ducharme should be amply entertaining. So
cruise on down to the AC this Thursday for a
couple of giggles.

Special to the I'&W

Herff Jones' death shrouded in
mystery, Major, prime suspect

Carey Miller & Chris Johnson

A&E Editor & Layout Editor

The life of Herff Jones, lovable squirrel, philosophical guru, Purple
and White mascot and close personal friend of Mark Salvaggio, ended
abruptly on October 5, 1997 under mysterious circumstances.

According to local rodent authorities, Jones' death, which appeared
at first to be a suicide caused by a drug overdose, is now under investi-
gation as a possible homicide.

The EC. B.I. (Furry Creature Bureau of Investigations) has been
brought in on the case as they suspect a conspiracy involving jealousy
and friction between Herff Jones and Millsaps' real mascot, The Major.
It has been alleged by the F.C.B.I. that The Major murdered Herff Jones
in a fit of jealous rage over Herff's recently increasing popularity with
the members of the P&W staff and Herff's newly acquired position of
official Purple and White mascot. The F.CB.I is currently questioning
Mark Salvaggio, who is stricken with grief, to learn of any enemies
Herff might have had who would have possible motives for murder.

The Major could not be reached for comment.

Porn in the U.S. A.

Carey Miller & Mark Salvaggio

A&E Editor & Features Editor

Boogie Nights is not your typical
Hollywood fare, to say the least.
There's no dashing hero, there's no
aliens or monsters, there's no clear
morals to be divined, and the Russians
aren't the culprits for once. Boogie
Nights is something totally new and
fresh; a candid look at the not-so-glam-
orous world of late 70's/early 80's
hardcore porn. Definitely not a movie
to take the kids to.

But if you're an adult, and you go
to see this movie expecting something
other than a unabashed nudity fest like
Showgirls, you'll be pleasantly sur-
prised. For a movie about porn, Boogie
Nights is fairly free of filth. (Except for
the full, frontal male nudity at the end.
But more about that later.)

Boogie Nights follows the career of
bus boy turned mega pornstar Dirk
Diggler (played by Mark Wahlberg in
a surprisingly excellent performance)
and the varied, eccentric characters he
encounters on his way to the top. Burt
Reynolds, in a role that should revi-
talize his career, plays Jack Horner, the
porn director who takes Dirk under his
wing. Jullianne Moore plays Amber
Waves who lives with Jack and shares
an Oedipean relationship with Dirk.
The supporting cast contain severaf
other original characters, such as Don
Cheadle as a cowboy-themed porn
star, William H. Macy as a reasonably
jealous husband, and Heather Graham

as a roller-skating, delinquent
pornstar.

Undoubtedly, the best part of the
film was the fine supporting cast.
Even though you only see some of
them for brief moments, they ap-
pear more life-like than most main
characters in average films. The
characters unfold a story that is not
only a disturbing insight into the
porn industry, but also a touching
portrait of a functional "family" of
dysfunctional misfits.

Another great part of the movie
is the intense cinematography. The
film begins with a two-minute long
sweeping, continuous shot around
a nightclub. The snippets of the
"porn movies" within the film are
shoddily shot with the perfect
amount of cheapness to make them
look authentic.

The soundtrack is the ultimate
culmination of 70's funk and 80's
rock that'll make you wanna get up
and shake yo' booty.

At the film's climax (no pun in-
tended), when Dirk, who has re-
turned to the biz, whips out his
monstrous male member while
standing in front of the mirror and
says, "I'm a star!" we realize that
pornis his true calling. Like Dirk
himself says, "everyone has some-
thing they're good at." And this
movie is very good at what it does,
presenting an artful glimpse of an
artless art form.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1 997

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 13

mROSCOP£

The Sensuous Swami

Aries -You are a passionate lover, but
your passion is going to waste. Maybe
you should look for someone who can
appreciate you more than the one
upon whom you are currently bestow-
ing affection.

Taurus - Sordid affairs are not what you
are interested te?¥ou appreciate beauty
and form. Let your life reflect this by
avoiding drunkenness and gross sen-
suality.

Gemini - Cerebral challenges can make
you feel truly alive, but you spend too
much time focusing on random 'trivia
and not enough time on vital facts.
Cancer - Your tenacious loyalty has
won you hearts, but only your stimu-
lating sensuality will win you bodies.
Leo - You have been impetuous lately.
Carefully think through your plans,
and they will be more fruitful.
Virgo - Shy and modest Virgo has fallen
in love. Your heart is on fire and all
practicality has flown out the window.
Just be careful you do not hit the bot-
tom too hard.

Libra - Yours is the sign that, perhaps
more than all other signs, adores the
opposite sex. But do not indulge your-
self too much. Even love can be an
addiction.

Scorpio - Harness your abundant en-
ergy in a positive way this week. Try
not to break expensive objects.
Sagittarius - Do not allow thwarted
love to embitter you. Be in control of
your sexual nature, and love will fall
at your feet.

Capricorn -Your mood swings more
regularly than a pendulum. Be aware
of its affects.

Aquarius - A temporary feeling of lone-
liness may come over you, but remem-
ber that it is only temporary. You will
never be alone for long.
Pisces - Stop giving so much of your-
self to others. It is not selfish to care
for yourself every now and again.

The Delta: the monkey in the middle

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

New Orleans, although touted as having a vague and
veiled history, has well-known, distinct characteristics.
And Memphis is as mysterious as an elementary school
crossword puzzle. Between them
lies thousands and thousands of
square miles of enigmatic land.
Small towns are there with ample,
dense pasts, but with sparse histo-
ries.

Contrary to cliche, New Orleans
has few secrets. Its history has been
dissected and examined by histo-
rians, journalists, writers, tourists,
and natives since it first had a his-
tory. Television journalists love to say things like, "New
Orleans, a city with a past as intricate as the artistry of
the wrought iron balconies of the French Quarter, is as
draped in mystery as it is by old, sinuous, and lanky
Live Oak branches. It is a place where secret are laid to
rest in the dregs of murky swamps never to be ex-
humed." (Coinciding with these words, of course, are
shots of French Quarter balconies, Live Oak branches
forming canopies over various avenues, misty, gray
swamps riddled with partially submerged cypress trees,
and perhaps a final shot of Marie Laveau's grave.) Ev-
eryone knows, though, that the past of New Orleans,
which has precipitated its culture, deals with battle,
trade, wacky politics, jazz, slavery, scandal, sundry reli-
gions, booze, sex, gambling, and indigenously contrived
foods. And a trip to any library can provide hundreds
of books which include detailed descriptions of any of

The Adventures of Joe Student

these.

Then there is Memphis with blues, barbecue, and Beale
Street. Its history is certainly interesting, and its culture
is flavorful and charming, but it seems that nothing is
obscure.

But in between the two river cities there is the Missis-
sippi Delta-- a historical frontier, a vast space within which
there must still be secrets. It is a place which inexplicably
sprouts great people-- thinkers, artists, writers, politicians,
musicians- like beautiful roses rising, unprompted, out
of a bed of weeds. In the Mississippi Delta teenagers spend
hours and hours of every week driving around in elon-
gated circular shapes for some strange reason. It is a place
where friends can sit around a pool at 3 in the morning,
like people paying homage to an immense lapis lazuli
religious relic, and drink milk and bourbon until they
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critters hiding behind bushes, and antebellum scenes of
death.

It is a disconcerting mystery, but a mystery nonethe-
less, that any big old oak tree you see may have had some-
one hanging from it at a time. It is a place where history
is felt. In large cities history can't be felt for the most part
because before you are allowed to feel it, your eyes fall
upon signs with words that describe it.

It is an aspect of human nature that people aspire to
go where no one else has gone. It is the reason for the
Columbus spherical world discovery . The problem is that
everything that hasn't been discovered in American his-
tory thus far probably are undiscoverable. All we can do
is travel to the Delta, sit amongst the old oaks and allow
your soul and consciousness to be permeated and satu-
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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997

Florida— Team
of the 1990s!

The Florida Marlins have just won
their first World Series title and I'd be
willing to call them the team of the 90s.
Why? To put it simply, the Marlins'
team defines what baseball, and almost
every other sport as well, has become:
a corporate money-maker with a win
or else attitude. Now, obviously, every
team wants to win. I have never heard
of a team that likes to lose, but some-
times, the players and coaches have to
realize that winning won't happen.

The Marlins' management echoes
their business minded owner, Wayne
Huizenga. He actually put the Marlins
on the selling block this summer be-
cause they weren't making him any
money and they hadn't won a cham-
pionship. This impatient attitude is
now seen throughout most sports.

There are several other reasons that
I attribute to the Marlins' title as team
of the 90s. In this age of free agency,
the Marlins were the biggest players. In
the past off-season, Huizenga spent
nearly $90 million for some highly
prized, and priced, free agents. The
Marlins became one of the top five rich-
est teams. And get this: Huizenga was
actually in favor of the salary cap when
it was brought up during the strike! Talk
about changing your mind!

On the subject of player moves, the
Marlins have only two players remain-
ing from their roster before the '92 sea-
son. Only one player, Jeff Conine, re-
mains from the expansion draft. Also,
another surprising stat comes from
their farm system. Only four of the '97
World Championship team were devel-
oped by the Marlins farm system. That
tells you just how much weight the
"win now" philosophy holds.

Another thing that makes the Mar-
lins such a microcosm for baseball is
the fact that they have six players on
their roster with a direct Latin back-
ground. More and more, Latin players
have immigrated from Latin American
countries and have climbed up to make
the "Big Show."

In my mind, the thing that puts the
Marlins over the top is the name of their
stadium, Pro Player Stadium. The name
reflects a corporate sponsor and in this
age of commercial advertising in sports,
it should not be too much of a shock.

The Marlins have a long way to go
before anyone will call them the Team
of the 90s (in a classical sense), but, as
Sean McAdam said, they are the "REAL
team of the 90s."

Rising through the ranks

Brent Harrdle/l'StW

Freshman JoAnna Barnett sets the
ball for the Majors' offense.

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

While most of the other teams
on campus are not winning too
often, there is a team that is win-
ning all the time. The volleyball
team, only in their 6th year of var-
sity competition, have climbed to
new and exciting heights.

Coach Shannon Carlson is in
her third year coaching the Lady
Majors' volleyball team and has
brought her squad from a 6-24
record in her first year to a 22-5
record (and counting). Although
you can't tell from the record, the
season was on the verge of collaps-
ing after the team played host to

the Eastern Division Conference Tour-
nament in September. They lost three
straight matches to fall to 4-3 for the
year. Coach Carslon called that the
"wake up call for the young team" if
they wanted to be successful. Since that
time, Carlson's bunch has gone 18-2
and is on their way to playing in the
SCAC championship tournament at
Rhodes College for a chance at the con-
ference title.

Three years ago, a winning season
would have sufficed. Now, with the
new success comes new expectations
and fewer surprises. No longer can this
team "sneak up" on opponents because
they are the ones in the driver's seat,
p. see VOLLEYBALL on page 15

Totally defenseless!!!

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

The first home game in over a
month for the Millsaps Majors did
not end the way they would have
liked. The struggling Majors' football
team (2-6) lost 56-30 to the Sewanee
Tigers (5-3) in a lopsided affair.
Sewanee rushed for a SCAC season-
high 540 yards against the leagues'
last-place rushing defense.

The Millsaps offense was not im-
pressive either. The only bright spots
on offense came from running back
Mike McKenzie and wide receiver Wes
Ingram. Sophomore McKenzie gained
226 all-purpose yards, the SCAC high
this season, and Wes Ingram set the
school record for touchdown catches
in a year (9 - broke Dees Hinton's
record of 8 set in 1975) and touch-
down catches in a career (19 - broke
Hinton's record of 18).

For the most part, Sewanee ran
anywhere they wanted, anytime they
wanted. Sewanee's quarterback John
Stroup out-rushed the Majors 160-
138 on 18 carries, which included one
three yard touchdown run.

Sewanee quarterbacks continually
ran the option on the Majors. They
handed it off up the middle several
times and kept it around the end sev-
eral more times. Sophomore defen-
sive back Clay Nelson described the
performance as "disappointing."

The Tigers' offense ran over 90
plays in their forty-plus minutes with
the ball. Almost all of those plays
were running plays and most of those
were options or counter plays with
their backs. Whatever play the
Sewanee offense ran, it, for the ma-
jority, met with success. Nelson said
the defense simply "made too many
fundamental mistakes."

Besides the obvious beating the de-
fense took on the ground, the offense
did not help by only holding on to
the ball for less than twenty minutes
the whole game. They couldn't move
the ball with any consistency and

couldn't get
any long
drives going
to give the
breathless de-
fense a rest.

Many of
the offense's
possessions
ended in
three and out
situations,
leaving no
time for the
defense to re-
cover from
the ground
war that

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Sewanee grabbed hold of the Majors and wouldn't let go in
Saturday's game!

Sewanee was waging on them for
the entire game.

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Score by Quarters

Team 1

2 3

4 TOT

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21 14

14 56

Millsaps 0

14 7

9 30

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First downs

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28

Total Yds

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533

Yds Rushing

138

540

Yds passing

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3rd down %

45.5

70.6

4th down %

0

33.3

Time of Poss.

18:02

41:58

The offense for the Majors,
which ranked second in the SCAC
conference in total offense and first
in passing offense, did not preform
to their usual high standards. The
offense had numerous breakdowns
in pass protection and run block-
ing. Quarterback Beau Pollard

looked rushed and had to step up in
the pocket several times to avoid the
strong outside rush. He ended
the game having only com-
pleted 36% of his passes with
one interception.

Wes Ingram, the conference
leader in receptions and yard-
age, was held in check for most
of the game, as well. He had a
decent day receiving, but could
not seem to get loose in
Sewanee's secondary.

He had only two catches
heading into the fourth quar-
ter when the game was already
42-21. His record-breaking
touchdown catch did not come
until 1:08 remaining from
backup quarterback Blake
Huggard.

Sewanee dismantled the
Millsaps' offense and defense in
every way and played a flawless
football game. The Majors
played with heart but there was
hardly any way Sewanee would have
lost.

The Tigers' play their season finale
Saturday at home against conference-
leading Trinity and the Majors' play
host to Rhodes College, who they lost
to, 22-19, in week 2, for Homecoming
on Saturday afternoon at 2p.m.

T T IT I I F I

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1 997

SPORTS 15

►VOLLEYBALL

from page 14.

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 2-0-0 7-0-0

Centre 2-1-0 4-3-0

Rhodes 1-1-0 2-5-0

Sewanee 1-2-0 5-3-0

Millsaps 0-2-0 2-6-0

Saturday's Scores:

Trinity 38 Rhodes 9

Sewanee 56 ; Millsaps 30

MEN S SOCCER

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 5-0-1 16-1-1

Rhodes 6-1-0 16-2-1

Centre 5-1-1 11-4-1

Sewanee 3-4-0 7-10-2

Southwestern 2-3-1 7-9-2

Millsaps 2-4-1 6-8-1

Hendrix 1-5-1 3-12-1

Oglethorpe 0-6-1 6-11-2

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

'Trinity 7-0-0 13-2-1

Rhodes 6-1-0 12-6-1

Southwestern 5-1-0 7-10-0

Centre 3-3-1 11-8-1

Sewanee 3-4-0 9-8-1

Oglethorpe 2-4-1 5-8-3

Millsaps 1-6-0 4-14-0

Hendrix 0-7-0 3-11-0

* SCAC CHAMPIONS

WOMEN'S SOCCER

This weeks results:

Christian Bros.

Centre

Loyola (La.)

Rhodes 3

Sewanee 2

0

Trinity

4

3

Southwestern

1

2

Univ. of Memphis .

. 3

1

Rhodes

0

1

2

2

Hendrix

2

0

2

1

0

2

3

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 7-0 19-13

Southwestern 5-2 21-12

Centre ....5-2 22-15

Sewanee 4-3 12-16

Millsaps 3-4 22-5

Rhodes 2-5 21-14

Hendrix.. 1-6 9-20

Oglethorpe 1-6 24-13

There are many reasons that can be at-
tributed to the quick rise in the volleyball
program. Coach Carlson is one of the big-
gest reason for this rise. When talking to
her players, the word "discipline" comes up
more often than any other word.

Carlson instills a discipline of hard work
and heavy expectations from the moment
the players walk onto the court. She also
encourages the players to be successful and
make goals for themselves to strive to
achieve.

Another big reason for their rapid accent
is the recruiting. The team consists totally
of Carlson-recruited players. All of the play-
ers on the team are either sophomores or
freshmen, which can only lead to optimism
for the future.

With several of the freshmen seeing ac-
tion, the sophomores have taken on the role
of the experienced veterans. Both team cap-
tains, Sarah Casey and Leigh Brasuell, are
sophomores, as well as key players Nicole
Sylvester and Elana Campagna.

Sylvester is second on the team in kills
per game and has set career records in kills
and kills per game, while setting four sea-
son records last year. Campagna is the
team's setter and leads the team in assists
and aces per game. She is 6th in the confer-
ence in assists per game and 2nd in aces
per game. She has also set career records for
assists and assists per game, while setting
two season records last year.

Many freshmen have also contributed a

lot to this young team, especially Anna
Gustafson who leads the team in blocks and
blocks per game. She is 3rd in hitting percent-
age, 4th in kills per game and 1st in blocks
per game in the conference. Other conference
leader include Leigh Brasuell (5th in aces per
game) and Andrea Klevan (4th in blocks per
game). Gustafson, along with Campagna, also
won the first ever Player of the Week honors
in school history.

The success of the volleyball team can also
be put in another light. They have become
this good with one of the smallest teams in
the league with an average height of 5'8".
Carlson, along with several other players, says
that "unity has made up for it. They all de-
pend on each other and know they can't win
all by themselves."

Assistant coach Jamie Roeling, in her sec-
ond year, says, "Everyone has a role on this
team and everybody brings something differ-
ent." That kind of togetherness is what col-
lege athletics is all about. If players on a team
can trust each other and rely on each other,
there isn't anything they can't accomplish.
Nicole Sylvester calls her team "a sisterhood"
and that is why they have been successful.

Expectations will rise once again for this
young team. Next year's level of competition
will increase with the increased expectations.
There is no doubt this team will be ready for
any challenges that await in the future.

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Paramedics attend to the visitor at the Jupiter Coyote concert
Saturday night. The subject was treated and later released for injuries
received while he was intoxicated.

Student visitor
hospitalized after
excessive drinking

Jason Stine

News Editor

Last Saturday evening an incident involving an inebriated visit-
ing student at a Homecoming concert featuring the band Jupiter
Coyote prompted response from campus security and Jackson para-
medics.

According to security, at approximately 10:35 p.m., they appre-
hended the subject who was reportedly heavily intoxicated. Chief
Wayne Miller said that the subject, whose name could not be di-
vulged, was seen by officers walking through the crowd. When the
subject saw the officers, he began running away "for no apparent
reason." He then hid under Jupiter Coyote's Ryder equipment truck
in an attempt to evade security. The officers, according to Miller,
"found [the subject] underneath the truck in front of the bookstore
loading dock. [He was] passing in and out of consciousness."

When the paramedics arrived at the scene, they restrained the
subject on a gurney due to his confused and excited state. Accord-
ing to a nurse at the Baptist Memorial Hospital, the subject, due to
his inebriated state, hit his head on the bottom of the truck causing
mild head injuries.

One of the officers on the scene, Lieutenant Sullivan, accompa-
nied him to the hospital because "[the subject] was incapacitated
and [because he was not a student of Millsaps] they did not know
who he was," said Miller.

Dean Sneed, who was also at the concert with security during the
incident, said he could not disclose the subject's name, and simply
stated that he was "somebody who needed medical attention."

Security described the young man as a white male, 6'3" to 6'4" in
height and weighing 180 to 190 lbs.

Shannon Rogers, administration counselor at Millsaps, who also
works with the Horizon program, stated he was "definitely not a
Horizons student because there was no Horizon program that week-
end."

On Sunday morning, at 6:00 a.m., the subject was released from
Baptist Memorial, according to Miller. No charges were filed against
the subject.

A&E:

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Bringing it into focus...

Sherri Hartman

Guest Writer

From Nov. 17-21, Multi-Cultural Affairs
will be hosting their fifth annual festival. The
theme of this year's festival is "Di versify -
Millsaps: Bringing it Into Focus." The pur-
pose of the festival is to unite all aspects of
campus life.

Director of Multicultural Affairs Sherryl
Wilburn said, "The very spirit of multi-cul-
tural is "community" and "inclusion of all".

The booths range from displays of baby
pictures to informational booths about dif-
ferent cultures. Sororities, fraternities, and
many other organizations on campus will be
setting up booths as well.

Monday through Wednesday
Multicultural Affairs will be playing a vari-
ety of music during lunch.

Thursday and Friday in the bowl there will
be a variety of bands and musicians playing
types of music from many different cultures
and time periods.

Tuesday, Nov. 18 there will be a forum,

"Passages to Africa." The two speakers will
be Dr. Omo-Bare and Dr. David Davis. There
will also be some students reading passages.

There is also a Poetry Contest during the
festival. The poems are to be about a cultural
aspect or thought. The poems will be judged
by a panel of judges Tuesday, Nov. 18. The
winners will be announced and asked to read
at the forum, Wednesday, Nov. 19.

The Wednesday Forum is also open to
anyone who wishes to speak of their lives
here on campus and if or how they have been
affected by their culture.

Door prizes such as gift certificates from a
variety of restaurants will be given at the fes-
tival as well as other assorted prizes.

According to Sherryl Wilburn, "You have
the power to encourage and impact others
to work together and to understand that this
festival is not just a 'minority' concern. By
making diversity a priority, you will help to
promote better, more positive attitudes on
campus and 'together' we will make a differ-
ence."

Chad Ynun.f /Special hi the I'&W

I love ya, honey: The "women" of fraternity row showcase their assets in an
interesting display of talent and "beauty" last night in the Christian Center. The
first annual Greek Goddess contest was held to promote Greek Week.

Our hellenistic heritage

Kimberly Pace

Guest Writer

Millsaps Greeks kicked off their 1st annual
Greek Week Monday with the Greek Olym-
pics. Approximately 60 Operation Shoestring
kids joined a group of Millsaps students to
compete in various relays and other games.

Senior Kappa Alpha Harry Rayburn said,
"I really enjoyed playing with the children
and spending time with friends from differ-

ent fraternities and sororities."

Greek Week has become a long-standing
tradition at many colleges and universities,
but Millsaps has been slow to catch on to
the event;

The week is a series of events designed to
foster inter-fraternity camaraderie. The ac-
tivities are focused on ideals of Greek life that
all fraternities and sororities share.

► See Greeks on page 4

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rim

Millsaps Forum

Anybody that actually stays here on
the weekend has the opportunity to
take in a little thing Millsaps calls the
Forum. Theoretically, the Millsaps Fo-
rum gives students an opportunity to
expand their intellectual horizons in a
nonacademic environment. Theoreti-
cally.

Attendance lately has been just less
than spectacular. For the most part, the
staff of the Purple and White has been a
bit disappointed with the Forum lineup
thus far in the year. Many of us have
not been to a Forum since last year, and
those who have seen one this year had
certain arguments against it. Said one
staff member, "The Forum was much
more interesting last year, but it seems
now they are trying to be more
scholarly. .there is too much lecturing
and not nearly as much discussion as I
would expect." Not that being schol-
arly is a bad thing, but spending an
hour listening to one or two intellec-
tuals arguing about one topic or an- .
other does get rather monotonous.

A writer for the P&W made the point
that "The Friday Forum is not a forum
in the truest sense. Each time I've seen
it there was one person speaking the
entire time and no interaction among
the audience or discussion afterward... it
was very disappointing." Said another,
"If the directors of the Friday Forum
want to entice us to stay on campus
Friday afternoons to take part in this,
they need to come up with more inter-
esting topics, something we [the stu-
dent population] can really get in-
volved in."

Perhaps we ourselves, the student
body, could help in making the
Millsaps forum something worthwhile.
Now it is just disappointing. Maybe if
enough of us decided to remain on
campus an hour longer than absolutely
necessary come Friday noon, showed
even the smallest iota of possible in-
terest, heck, even spoke once we were
there, the Forum could actually get
back on its feet.

Or maybe it's the job of the Purple
and White itself to incite interest in the
Forum. We have nearly two-dozen
people on permanent staff, we could
make a difference, if we tried. Well,
maybe if they moved it to Tuesday af-
ternoon - we have to be here anyway.

FERD S EYE VIEW

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Editor:

Just because I'm a mathematician, it doesn't mean that I can't get
involved in campus controversy. From now on, I'll be using p and q
instead of x and y in all of my math classes. Anybody got a problem
with that?

-Mark Lynch
Department of Mathematics

FROM THE EDITOR

There are a couple of things that need clearing up. Unfortunately,
they come from my lack of providing adequate explanation for my
actions as Editor. Nonetheless, these things must be clarified.

My column last week discussed my feelings over a matter involv-
ing legal discussions and their outcomes. I made the statement that
I felt the integrity of the paper had been sacrificed in this process.

The process by which we came about a decision, in my opinion,
was not handled properly. In saying this, I am not saying that I was
forced to do anything I objected to, that someone was not looking
out for the interests of the P&W or that I am unhappy with the
outcome.

However, during the process, I felt that our interests, those of the
paper and its staff, could have been better looked out for, in case an
agreeable decision was not able to be reached. Luckily, an agreeable
decision was reached. I agreed to the outcome and was pleased with
what came about. This I do not deny.

Moving on... William L. Law III has turned several heads as of
late with his columns. Those heads have turned to look at me, ask-
ing why I allowed these columns into print.

To begin, I had the luxury of talking to Bill Law several times
before publishing his columns. This allowed me to gain a better
understanding of his purpose behind the columns he submitted.
This purpose: to show that when a person attacks minority ideas
they are sometimes labeled in a negative light, where as persons
attacking majority ideas are usually considered "free thinkers" and
"revolutionary leaders."

One point to consider: I do not agree with a lot that Bill says. In
fact, our relationship is often characterized by his antagonizing me
about a political topic to the point of my disgust. This makes it very
hard on me, as an editor, to judge his writings. I am overly careful
that I do not censor him due to my personal disdain for what he
says.

On the other hand, Bill Law is a very well read and intellectual
writer. The fact that I do not agree with everything he says has no
bearing on his ability. This I must remember when editing his sub-
missions.

Because of the above described relationship with Bill Law, it is
possible that I did not make the best editorial decision possible. In
hindsight, I would probably ask him to choose a different example
to prove his point.

To the Jewish community, and anybody else who was hurt by
these articles, I apologize. It is never our intention to hurt anyone -
be it a group or an individual. I hope that you accept my sincere
apology.

Accordingly, I hope that this clears up any misunderstandings
surrounding these two issues. It is time to move on and focus on
other things.

PHOTO POLL

How was/what did
you think of Home-
coming this year?

JACE DICKER
SOPHOMORE

Comfortably
numb.

ANTONY

BULLOCK

FRESHMAN

The only thing I
went to was the
bonfire for the
football players.

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CHRIS

JOHNSON

SOPHOMORE

Overshadowed by
Herffs death-but a
black dress can be
both charming and
mournful.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 , 1997

I love everyone

OPINIONS 3

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

I'm beat. I mean, I am incredibly
tired. At the moment, as I write this
piece, which is yet another painfully
profound observational commentary
on the human experience, I am com-
pletely lethargic. I lack any and all will
to be a true journalistic vigilante, at-
tacking even the slightest social infrac-
tions. I feel like
being nice,
Heaven help me.

I have a job, a
good job. My job,
as Opinions Edi-
tor of the Purple
and White, makes
me keep a watch-
ful eye over this
campus and be-
yond, reporting my own personal be-
liefs and observations in a weekly col-
umn, as well as judging what is fit and
appropriate to be published in this sec-
tion of the official college periodical. I
like my job. The pay stinks to high
Hades, but that's not why I'm in it. I
do my job because I care about what
this college sees every week in its Opin-
ions Section. I want you, my good read-
ers, to find something interesting and
provocative and thought-provoking,

James Thompson

and yes, maybe at times a little con-
troversial, in my section. And I am sure
my esteemed coeditor (whose own in-
tellectual opus can be found just a
short glance to your right) agrees. Plus,
as an editor, I can print whatever I
want, harp on any topic of my choos-
ing.

But, there is a time for harping and
ranting and a time for quiet reflection.
I was taught that a wise man knows
when to keep his mouth shut. This
paper, specifically the Opinions Sec-
tion, has been responsible for running
quite a bit of material that has been
rather coolly received by the Millsaps
community. Ooops. "Not this week," I
say (or at least not this article - 1 can't
vouch for the rest of the paper.) After
what all has gone on recently, I say,
"Why make waves?" There is no cor-
ruption, injustice, or unrest anywhere
in our immediate comfort zones, ev-
erything is perfectly fine. I love Jack-
son , this college and campus, ALL the
people on it, and let Whitey live..

I implore you, if not for your sake
then for my own, be nice this week,
all of you in Miltsaps-land. Do unto
others, play by the rules, don't ask any
questions. Please, I have an ulcer, I
need a break from being disagreeable.
Next week I'll be nasty, promise.

The metamorphosis

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

Vermin, vermin everywhere. Has
anyone been attacked by the new breed
of cockroach that crawls into your
pants cuff and begins raising its brood
there without your express written per-
mission? This new species has been
seen propagating its numbers ad
infinitum across WorldSaps™, the in-
ternationally re-
nowned leader in
southern-fried
pedagogy. These
undesirables have
been around for
aeons, yes, but we
still seem to be
unable to bring
their numbers
down to a palat-
able level, at least around here. Maybe
this is why the town was burned dur-
ing the Civil War, not to teach the
seceders a lesson, but to try to rid the
town once and for all of its six-legged
feculence.

I suppose that the reason these in-
sects continue to thrive is because our
campus pesticides fail to work. I am
sure that there is some kind of chemi-
cal compound that although innocu-
ous to humans, will let these roaches

J.C. Jordan

live just long enough to take the medi-
cine given them back to their nests,
where all the children will also live for
only a short time. Or is there some-
thing that could be done by our
groundskeepers that is not being done?
If by chance this is true, and the per-
sons in charge don't see our nocturnal
contenders in action, maybe this will
start the roach-icide-that is compulsory.

I just found out that on campus, and
other places around this area, but es-
pecially around the bowl after dark,
these new strains are mutating into
something that is more evil, more das-
tardly, more disgusting. These hardy
warriors, unbeknownst to me, have de-
veloped a genetic malformation that
will soon make them the leaders of the
animal kingdom come the 21st cen-
tury. They have developed incipient
wings, which will prove to be indis-
pensable when they are ready to bring
humans to their knees. You may call
me a rake, but these flying fortresses
will bring terror to not only Millsaps,
but all nations. No Raid will slow them.
No Predator can defeat them. Not even
worldwide winter through nuclear an-
nihilation can prevent their violent
coup. So be prepared - carry your in-
secticide around with you all the time.
It could be your last defense.

mm

Educationm is Our Friend

I worked once with this guy whom
I will call Eugene. Fairly late in his
awkward tenure as a human being
(high school graduation) Eugene was
given the choice by his daddy of col-
lege or a brand spanking new Pontiac.
I am sure in his daddy's mind the of-
fering of such a choice was a triumph
for free will; after all he didn't force
Eugene to buy a Pontiac. And I am sure
that in Eugene's mind he was real slick,
if not the next Aristotle, in that
Pontiac. And 1 am sure that in his
daddy's mind Eugene made a good
practical choice. I mean, a diploma is
a real pain to get, takes FOUR YEARS.
But a Pontiac you can get tomorrow. I
discovered the Pontiac-choice in a rare
moment of remorse, self-disclosure and
lucidity during which he reported that
although he looked pretty sharp in the
Pontiac, he was continually short of
funds. I gather he must eventually have
inferred that better education = better
job = more money = more gasoline =
more opportunities to cruise around.
But it took several years to discover the
links in this fascinating and subtle
chain of reasoning and by then he was
in his mid thirties, with a family. And
by then he had switched to Buicks any-
way So the question of education may
have been moot after all.

No doubt if he had chosen educa-

tion over General Motors he would
have encountered a teacher along the
way to help with some of the perplex-
ing questions that vexed his tiny brain.
I am thinking here of one of our few
civil conversations, one full of life and
good old fashioned wonder, replete
with questions on a par with "what if
this universe is nothing but an atom
in the hair on the flea on the wart on
the frog on the knot on the log in the
hole at the bottom of the sea of an even
greater universe? Huh?" Remember
those days? Ah wasn't it great to be
thirteen? The problem here is that this
guy was 35 and HIS question was as
follows, and I'm not kidding: "I've al-
ways wondered why Jesus had a last
name. I mean in the Bible it doesn't
say that his parents are Joseph and
Mary Christ." At first I was thrilled be-
yond my wildest dreams at this ques-
tion because I thought at long last I
was witnessing the dawn of humor in
the hapless fellow; but then I looked
at him and he had that peaceful
clueless childlike innocence on his face
and I realized to my horror that he was
serious, and I was momentarily struck
dumb by the pitiful ineffectuality of
whatever church and school he had
attended. I think I elected to keep
quiet.

In a separate but related conversa-

tion he wondered how scientists knew
the correct names of dinosaurs when
they dug up the bones. "Now that's a
HECK of good question," I responded
enthusiastically.

But the best discussion we had was
about allergies. I had developed new
ones upon moving to Tennessee, and
so of course we had a rich discussion
on the topic of histamine, phlegm and
whatnot, which culminated in Eugene
pronouncing with great pride that he
had discovered -- independently of the
stupid medical profession of course -
what he was allergic to. "What is that
Eugene," I queried. "Fumes," he re-
plied. A long pause. "Fumes?" I asked.
"Fumes," he asserted again with great
confidence. As in many conversations
with this fellow I Was again
dumbstruck. I had a similar curious
feeling once when my grandmother
asked me if I watched the baseball
game; but she didn't mean any particu-
lar game. She knew nothing about the
rules and could not distinguish one
team from another. So for her any
game is merely The game, The Base-
ball Game. She watched The Baseball
Game, one continuous game played by
the same players in various cities with
different uniforms. Who cares what the
score is.

And Eugene is allergic to The Fumes.

by Ted Ammon

Mind you, I am not a scientist, but isn't
that a bit like saying that one is aller-
gic to sandwiches?

And finally this. His wife became
pregnant while we were working to-
gether (I put that awkwardly, but I trust
you know what I mean), and so I asked
the obvious question: "So what are you
going to name the youngster?" He
hadn't picked a girl's name, so certain
was he that the child would be a boy,
but the child was to be "Dave" if a boy.
I said, "Dave?" And he said, "We
thought about 'David' but then de-
cided to name him what everyone
would call him anyway, so we decided
on 'Dave.'" I guess somehow they
knew that no one would call him Larry
or Fred. I thought to myself: well he if
takes after you then you may as well
name him 'Pontiac' or 'Fumes' or
'Birdbrain' because as sure as I am sit-
ting here that's what they'll call him.
But instead I said something like:
"Gosh, good idea. I WISH MORE
PEOPLE WOULD DO THAT!"

I ask you, what sort of creatures
would we humans be if we knew be-
forehand what Our kids would be called
and then named them that? And knew
in advance the correct names of dino-
saurs, were allergic to fumes and when
faced with the choice, always went for
the Pontiac? I shudder to think.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1997

LOCAL

Mother always said
"watch your mouth"...

Roe Grubbs, Mayor of Brandon, MS,
will go to court Nov. 19 to face charges
of public profanity.

"I was agitated," said Grubbs in an
article by Clay Harden in the Nov 12
edition of the Clarion Ledger, "and I
said something I shouldn't have to our
attorney. It was picked up by the mi-
crophone or no one would have heard
it."

The word of choice used by Grubbs,
'damn', was said in a Nov. 4 Board of
Alderman Meeting and was directed to
the City Attorney.

There were 20 people in the room
when Grubbs uttered the profanity, in-
cluding members of the Mayor's own
Youth Council.

"We will see if the law is the same
for everyone in Brandon," said Jean Hill
in the Nov. 12 Clarion Ledger article.
"It should be interesting to see how it
turns out."

WORLD

English nanny Louise
Woodward is set free

On Tuesday Nov. 10, Louise
Woodward, the English nanny hired by
an American employment company
confirmed her earlier statement of in-
nocence in the murder of the 8 month
old baby Matthew Eappen last Febru-
ary.

According to an article by Fred Bayles
in the Nov. 12 USA Today, Woodward
repeated that she was "deeply sad-
dened" by the child's death, and that
she "did not harm, much less kill, Mat-
thew Eappen."

Having already been convicted of
murdering the eight month old baby,
Woodward's charge was reduced to in-
voluntary manslaughter and she was
freed.

Defense lawyers claim that the
infant's injuries were a result of earlier
accidents, and that Woodward never
abused the baby.

Woodward's appeal will be financed
by EF Au Pair, the Cambridge, Mass. law
firm. which employed the young
nanny's services.

As far as Matthew's parents are con-
cerned, Woodward is guilty of the origi-
nal charge of murder. "If only she
would say, 'I did this, I'm sorry',"
Deobrah Eappen told the Boston Globe.

Frolic overseas...and get credit

Jason Stine

News Editor

This week, Millsaps Humanities and Sciences are host-
ing meetings, open to all students, that will provide in-
formation for their European travel in the summer of
1998.

Dr. Stephen Black of the department of psychology
spoke at one of the meetings last Wednesday. He ex-
plained the importance and exciting opportunities that
would await any Millsaps student who chose to attend.
He stressed the advantages of the program, such as, un-
like some other foreign study programs, the Summer '98
European Program offered courses that fulfilled several
core requirements for freshmen and sophomores.

Students in the program will travel to four European
cities in 6 weeks. First, accompanied with several pro-
fessors in different departments, students will spend the
first 3 weeks in London and Paris. In these cities, Dr.
Debora Mann of the Biology department will teach "Evo-
lution of Diversity." This course, which explores the
diversity of life through tracing the development of evo-
lution, fulfills core 7 or 9 and includes visits to a variety
of places such as the British Museum of Natural History,
the London Zoo, the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, and
even the home of Charles Darwin. Also, Dr. Lenora Olivia
of the Classical Studies department will expose students

to Greek and Roman antiquities and classically-inspired
literature and architecture in her course, "Contempo-
rary Reflections on the Ancient World." This course will
fulfill core 5.

The next 3 weeks will be spent in Munich, Germany
and Prague in the Czech Republic. In these cities Dr.
Collin Asmus of the art department will take students
to many museums, theatres, gardens, and historical
buildings, helping them to explore the art and political
environment surrounding "German Expressionism." In
this course, students can recieve credit in core 5, Fine
Art (studio or history). Another course that will be taught
in Munich and Prague is "Medieval Art and Architec-
ture" with Dr. Sandford Zale of the History department.
Giving students the opportunity for course credit in his-
tory and fine arts, this class will enhance students' un-
derstanding of the medieval world, including the art and
architecture produced by that time period.

The trip begins on July 4, 1998 when students will
depart from the U.S. to London, and it will return after
classes in Prague on August 11.

Other Information Meetings will be scheduled in the
upcoming week. In these meetings they will cover the
costs of the trip plus the opportunity for students to be
given financial aid. The cost of the European program
is $5,000 for the 2 credited courses.

►Greeks

from page 1

Some of the events scheduled include mystic bowl-
ing, a Greek Goddess competition (where the goddess is
chosen from contestants living on fraternity row), and a
progressive lunch with the faculty. On Thursday, the
Order of Omega awards will be presented.

Kate Calvert, Panhellenic President, said, "The Order
of Omega awards presentation is a time to recognize all
of the superior aspects of Greek life."

It is at this event that awards such as Academic Excel-
lence, Philanthropic Programming, Spirit, Chapter Ex-
cellence, and Greek Man and Woman of the year are
presented. Thursday is also an all-campus jersey day.

However, not all of this week's activities emphasize
only the Greek community. On Saturday Greeks will par-
ticipate in the Midtown project, an event sponsored by
the Campus Ministry Team.

Philanthropy is a major part of every Greek organiza-
tion. The Midtown Project is a way to come together as
Greeks and give back to the community.

Also this week each chapter is collecting donations
for the American Cancer Society.

The festivities continue on Saturday night with the
band "Dr. Zarr's Amazing Funkmonsters" at the Catwalk
from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. The week will be completed
by chapter church at Galloway United Methodist
Church.

Hopefully this week will foster a stronger sense of com-
munity among the fraternities and sororities here at
Millsaps.

Jennifer Rogers, Greek Week Committee Chair said,
"Greek Week is a wonderful time to emphasize the posi-
tive activities in which Greeks participate. We hope to
continue the tradition for years to come."

Thursday is Order of Omega Awards Day (when the
Greek man and woman of the year will be named), Fri-
day is a Progressive Lunch with the faculty, Saturday is
the Midtown Project, and Saturday night there is a band
at the Catwalk.

Homecoming Queen 97

At the Homecoming game last Saturday, Heather
Neuroth was crowned Millsaps' 1997
Homecoming Queen. A senior History major,
Heather is a member of Chi Omega sorority, is a
Perspectives leader, and is a Campus- Wide
Senator.

in Help Millsaps Establish More Advanced
mputer Systems for Students

Do you think students need to have access to the
computer lab 24 hours a day?

Do you believe students need to have computers
integrated into the classroom?

Do you feel Millsaps is behind the times with
technology?

if you answered yes to any of these questions you
should attend one of the Technology Task Force
informative meetings. They invite you to come and
listen to their current findings and voice questions
about the direction of Millsaps future advancement in
technology.

Tuesday, November 18
1 1 :30AM AC Recital Hall

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Thursday, November 20
8:00PM AC Heritage Room

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NEWS 5

Above ^Beyond

On Oct. 31, six
Millsaps students
competed at the
State Convention
of the MS Music
Teachers' Associa-
tion (MMTA). With
9 entries in catego-
ries ranging from
Piano Concerto to
Collegiate Aria,
Millsaps won 7
awards.

man Collin
Glidewell won 2nd
place in the Pian
Concerto Competi
tion, marking the
first time in several

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giate Ana competi-
tion. Also, Sopho-
mores Jeanne Martin
and Uvon Tucker
were both named fi-
nalists in the Fresh-

Collin Glidewell

At the awards

cere

Kimberly Pace

years Millsaps was
represented in a pi-
ano competition.

The same evening,
Junior Kimberly Pace
was awarded Honor-
able Mention in the
Junior/Senior Piano

Vanessa Beaumont

Senior Vanessa
Beaumont was
awarded 2nd place in
the Collegiate Artist
Competition.
Vanessa was the only
Millsaps Vocalist to
attend the conven-
tion.

At the ceremony,
Beaumont was
named a finalist in
the Junior/Senior
Vocal Solo competi-

in the Junior/Se-
nior Vocal Solo
Competition, and
was declared the
Winner of the Col-
legiate Aria Com-
petition.

The Piano Solo
Finals immediately
followed. Jeanne
Martin was
awarded Honor-
able Mention, and

Jeanne Martin

man/Sophomore Pi
ano Solo Competi
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The new
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So far, it has been
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delivery trucks
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loading zone near
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Postal workers 'armed'

Sandi Pullen

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One of the campus post office's more serious problems was re-
cently solved. A new mechanical arm similar to the ones at the north
and south gates was placed at the southwestern side of the Student
Center so that only postal delivery vehicles could have access to the
postal loading area.

Before this new addition, students would park in the postal load-
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any vehicles other than delivery trucks to enter the loading zone.

The problem had grown so serious for the post office that 85
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Carey
Miller

The waiting

You know what I think I'll do? I
think I'll write the first three paragraphs
of this column, and then wait four
years to write the fourth. I know, I'll
blame it on "writer's block." Everyone
will buy that.
Growing a beard

Ok. I'm just kidding. I'm just kind
of miffed right now at Stephen "I can
write 20 novels in two weeks" King. I've
been a big fan of his ever since I picked
up The Eyes of the Dragon in seventh
grade. When I first read The Dark Tower
I: The Gunslinger back in '92, 1 loved it.
I instantly went and picked up The Dark
Tower II: The Drawing of the Three to
continue the adventures of Roland of
Gilead. I waited with bated breath for
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands and
it promptly appeared about six months
later. The Waste Lands ended on a
cliffhanger, with Roland and his ka-tet
trapped in a game of riddles to the
death with Blaine the Mono (don't ask,
just read the books). Needless to say I
couldn't wait, but I had to. So I waited...
and waited... and waited...
Mad dogs

Now it is November 1997, and The
Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass has fi-
nally appeared, four years after The
Waste Lands. What is up with that? Mr.
King attributes his tardiness to "writer's
block" and having trouble sorting out
the story. Between the publishing of
book The Waste Lands and Wizard and
Glass he has published about seven
books, including the six-part serial
novel The Green Mile. I wouldn't neces-
sarily call that writer's block. What if
Charles Dickens, when serially publish-
ing David Copperfxeld, decided to take a
hiatus in between chapters for a couple
of years? Let's just say the phrase "mad
dogs and Englishmen" would've rung
especially true.
Coke is it

I suppose 'ol Stevie just bit off more
than he could chew. He originally in-
tended The Dark Tower to be a twelve
novel series. In the afterword to Wiz-
ard and Glass he mentions that it has
now shrunk to seven. (That's three
more.) That's all good and fine. But it's
taken him about twenty years to write
the first four books of the series, and if
it takes him another twenty to write
the final three, he might just kick the
bucket before he finishes Roland's story.
The Dark Tower was supposed to be his
magnam opus, his Remembrance of
Things Past or his Lord of the Rings.
Hopefully it won't be his New Coke or
Crystal Pepsi.

A particularly euphonious mar riage

A Grand Night For Singing is the
first offspring produced by the
union of the Theater and Music
departments (now the Performing
Arts Department). Meet Dr. Timo-
thy Coker, musical director, and
Dr. Morgan Gadd, director, and see
what they have to say about this
historical performance...

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Dr. Timothy Coker, head of the
music department and musical di-
rector for A Grand Night For Singing
is particularly excited about this un-
dertaking. "It's a very talented cast
that we have," remarks Coker. The
cast for this fantastic musical revue
is Patrick Johnston, Lindsay
Whitfield, Carla Morrison, Josh
Dr Timothy Coker Dupont and Nicole Sa ad. Dr. Coker

also has high praise for his colleague, Dr. Gadd, of whom
he says is a great director who "builds upon the strengths
of individual students."

A Grand Night For Singing, according to Dr. Coker,
brings about many new things to the realm of Millsaps
performing arts. It has had a much less rigorous rehearsal
schedule, limited to two or three rehearsals a week. It
also marks the first theater-oriented production to be
staged in the AC Recital Hall. Once upon a time the AC
recital hall was the home of all performing arts produc-
tions, but the donation of the organ changed all that.

The revue will consist of songs from Rodgers and
Hammerstein favorites such as The Sound of Music, Okla-
homa!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and
Cinderella. It will also features tunes from lesser known
ones such as Allegro, Juliet & Me, Flower Drum Song, Pipe
Dream and State Fair. Coker says to expect "a lot of love
songs."

Brian Rerryhill/I'lkW

Patrick Johnston, Carla Morrison, and Josh Dupont cut a
rug while rehearsing for A Grand Night for Singing, the
first production by the new Performing Arts Department.

Dr. Morgan Gadd, A Grand Night for Singing's direc-
tor, is equally enthusiastic about the production. "It's a
very demanding piece, musically," he says. All of the
actors stay onstage for the duration of the revue. Gadd
is also pleased with the new lighting system in the Re-
cital Hall, which will be permanent and will enhance
future events, such as concerts and recitals.

The set of the revue is very
sparse, but achieves the purpose. It
consists of a red drape background
and five stools. Dr. Gadd calls it
"cabaret-style."

The set isn't the focus of the
show, though. The real focus is the
lighting, which will create the
mood of the revue.

"This piece is a real audience
pleaser, filled with the magic of
love and romance," Gadd said with a smile.

Apparently, A Grand Night for Singing is the first musi-
cal Millsaps has produced in about eight years. Hope-
fully, it will be the first of many great musical produc-
tions to come.

A Grand Night for Singing will be performed Friday Nov.
J4 and Saturday Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday Nov.
16 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 adults and $5 students
and senior citizens.

Dr Morgan Gadd

Bean there, done that

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

First of all, I have to say this:
if you've ever seen Mr. Bean the
television series, YOU WILL be
disappointed by his feature
length adventure, Bean. Bean is
the victim of a syndrome simi-
lar to the book-to-movie curse;
i.e. anybody who's read the
book before seeing the movie
doesn't ever like the movie as
much.

Having said that, Bean is still
a very funny and entertaining
movie. It's just not nearly as
laugh-out-loud hilarious as the
HBO series. Case in point: after
I and some friends went to see
Bean, it just so happened that
an episode of the series came on
ETV while we were channel
surfing. We laughed more dur-
ing that half hour than we did
during the hour and a half long
movie. If you've never seen Mr.
Bean the series, however, by all

means go see the movie. You will
love it.

One problem I had with Bean
is that he actually talks in it. Mr.
Bean doesn't ever talk, he just
mutters like Bluto on Popeye.
Granted, Mr. Bean is by no means
a chatterbox in his first movie, but
he actually speaks complete sen-
tences. Heck, he even gives a
speech in one scene!

The comedy in Bean is just as
funny as the comedy on his show,
it's just that the bits are few and
far between. There's probably
about ten situations in the movie,
so without all the "story" Bean
could've probably been made into
two episodes of the show (and
may have been better).

Bottom line: if you've seen the
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HOROSCOPE

The Sensuous Swami

Aries - You are often unwilling to obey
orders you do not understand, but when
you can not see all sides of an issue, per-
haps you are better off taking the word
of someone else.

Taurus - You have an admirable strength
of will. Use it to encourage others who
may not be as strong as you.
Gemini - When circumstances are right
for you, you can be childlike in your hap-
piness. Try to hold on to this feeling even
when things do not go your way.
Cancer - You are able to identify with
others well most of the time. Do not al-
low yourself to be frustrated when this
sense fails.

Leo - You are most effective in a posi-
tion of command. Do not shirk your re-
sponsibilities just because you do not feel
up to the job. You are more capable than
anyone knows.

Virgo - On the surface, you often appear
frigid and unapproachable. Do not al-
low this emotional coldness to perme-
ate your life.

Libra - Your impartial judgement has
failed you recently. Step back and you
will be better able to observe the situa-
tion at hand.

Scorpio - You are pleasant to be around,
but few people know about the hypnotic
intensity surging within you.
Sagittarius - You are sincere and straight-
forward in love. Do not be offended
when someone chooses a less conven-
tional route to your heart.
Capricorn - You are prone to be melan-
choly, and are often in a dark mood. Try
to be optimistic this week, and do not
succumb to the dark side.
Aquarius - There are those who ques-
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yourself. Those who question you are
not sure of themselves and have no room
to advise others.

Pisces - You are often easily diverted
from the task at hand. Try to remain
steadfast, however, and do not allow
yourself to be distracted.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

Mitigating the Wooderson syndrome

Jason Otis

Jason Otis

Columnist

I often notice the deserted state of Millsaps campus
on weekends. I don't know how many times I have
heard people explain why they leave town on the week-
ends. They are prompted by some-
one asking "Where were you this
weekend?" The answer is usually
something like "Went home."
Then, "Why'd you go home?" And
the responses to this question are
always similar. The head rolls
slightly back and to the side. A
pained expression is on the face,
and the words come out in a re-
laxed tone. "Maaan, Jackson just
sucks." The words and locution may change depend-
ing on the person, but the sentiment is always the same.

So, for those of you who spend your weekends at
home attending high school football games, playing
the role of the big college student at the keg parties
after the games, showing all of your younger friends
how fast you can funnel now, and picking up the high
school girls with the cool new words and phrases you
learned in college... for all the Woodersons out there,
I'm going to share with you what I did this past Satur-
day in Jackson.

I woke up at about 9 a.m. and, with several friends,
began tailgating in preparation for the Millsaps-Rhodes
football game. The game didn't start until 2 o'clock,
but I am an American and, thus, love tailgating, so I
wanted to get there in time to fully enjoy it. By 11
o'clock, our claim was staked and protected by a cor-

The Adventures of Joe Student

don of cars, the grill was effectively searing the flesh of
several different species of animal, and the portable tele-
vision was tuned to a station previewing the day's im-
pending college football action. The weather was nice,
the food was good, and the Majors won, so all was well-
Then came Saturday night.

On Saturday night, I opted to go to Muddy Waters to
see Galactic, a band from New Orleans, in lieu of Jupiter
Coyote in the bowl. It was a tough decision since Muddy
Waters was charging 10 dollars and the bowl was free,
but I have often enjoyed Galactic's shows and felt
allegiant.

Well, they put on a good show. The crowd broke the
record for number of people at any show Muddy Waters
has put on. There were a lot of people, but it was com-
fortable near the stage, although it took about twenty
minutes to get a beer and the only kind they had left
after a while was Coors Light. The music was completely
consuming and the feeling the crowd emitted was groovy
and joyful. Their repertoire consists of funk, be it their
own style of New Orleans funk, or experimental covers
of other funk bands. The music transcends any one cat-
egory, though, I could easily imagine them jamming with
James Brown. And at one point, I could've sworn I saw
one of the Pips dancing on stage with them. In fact, they
recently opened for Widespread Panic in New Orleans.

This past Saturday consisted of a mixture of activities
in Jackson and activities at Millsaps independent of Jack-
son. Yes, it was on Homecoming weekend, and some may
say that's why it was a good weekend, but that really didnt
affect the experience, for, as a famous philosopher once
said, "It is not the day that makes the party, but the party
that makes the day."

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1997

HHHHHK4

Can the AFC
win it all?

In this world of sports where change
comes frequently, there has been one
constant: the AFC will lose the Super
Bowl. It has become a fact that what-
ever NFC team makes it, they will win.
Will, this change soon? Maybe, this
year...

There always seems to be an upper
tier of teams in the NFL that will de-
cide who wins the Super Bowl. Lately,
it has been San Francisco, Dallas and
Green Bay - all NFC teams!

It seems everything has changed this
year. No longer are there these upper
tier teams. The Cowboys have many
problems now that they have sunk to a
.500 record, the lowest since the Jimmy
Johnson rebuilding era. The 49ers are
tied for the NFL's best record but their
nine game winning streak has been
against sub-par teams. Also, without
Jerry Rice, who knows? Even the de-
fending Super Bowl champs have
scraped by to an 8-2 record, playing
close games to the Bears (1-9) and Rams
(2-8). The only other playoff contend-
ers in the NFC seem to be the Vikings,
Giants, Bucs, Panthers and Redskins -
none of whom have shined.

Then comes the AFC. The Chiefs and
Jags are good and the Steelers, Oilers,
Seahawks and AFC East (minus the
Colts) are decent teams. None have
shown any consistency.

Then we have the Denver Broncos.
If any AFC team has a shot at the ring,
it is Denver. The Broncos have a Hall of
Fame quarterback and a great coach.
They have one of the best lines in the
game to block for the best young run-
ning back in the league, Terell Davis.
They have a great tight end in Shan-
non Sharpe and good, underrated re-
ceivers. There defense is good when it
comes to pressuring, with All-Pro Neil
Smith, and they have a good second-
ary with Steve Atwater. If the Broncos
have a problem, it lies with their run
defense. They have given up many big
plays and have allowed 5.8 yards a
carry. The defense's first good game of
the year came last week against Caro-
lina where they scored a TD and didn't
allow a point.

I won't predict the Broncos to win
the Super Bowl, for superstitious rea-
sons, but they are a team to watch come
playoff time.

Maybe they will finallpanswer my
question... • ' • '

Majors get sweet revenge

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

The Millsaps Majors' football team
avenged its Week 2 loss to Rhodes
by defeating the Lynx 36-26 in Mill-
saps' Homecoming game.

The Majors (3-6) made a huge
turnaround from last week and
played a flawless game for three quar-
ters. Rhodes (2-6) scored 19 straight
points in the fourth quarter, but it
was not enough, and the Majors
emerged victorious.

Junior Wide Receiver Wes Ingram's
comments on the game describes it
perfectly, saying, "those are the kinds
of games that give coaches grey
hairs."

The Majors' defense set the tone
for the game in the first series of the
game. Rhodes totalled -3 yards on
that drive and was forced to punt
from deep in
their own terri-
tory.

The offense
then took over
with great field
position at
their own 42
yard line. A
facemask pen-
alty on Rhodes
put the starting
point for the
Majors' open-
ing drive in
Lynx territory.

Beau Pollard
scrambled nine
yards on 3rd
and 8 to keep
the drive alive
and Mike
M c K e n z i e

capped off the drive with a one yard
touchdown r«n. He fumbled at the

BOX SCORES

Score by Quarters

Team 1

2 3

4 TOT

Rhodes 0

7 0

19 26

Millsaps 14

6 6

10 36

MM

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First downs

21

17

Total Yds

631

404

Yds Rushing

142

112

Yds passing

489

292

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42-18-1

Fum-lost

0-0

1-0

Pen-yds

8-70

10-79

Punts-avg

4-31.5

7-34.6

Sacks/yds lost

1-7

10-41

3rd down %

46.7

33.3

4th down %

50.0

40.0

Time of Poss.

32:16

27:44

Anthony Bailes catches one of his four
Beau Pollard. Bailes finished the game

goalline and the ball was recovered
by Ingram, but it was later ruled that
he broke the plain of the end zone
before the fumble.

The offense was
so prolific that it
broke two Millsaps'
records this Satur-
day.

Beau Pollard
passed for 489 yards
(a new school
record), while com-
pleting 54% of his
passes along with
three touchdowns.

Wide receiver Ja-
son Parsley was
Pollard's main tar-
get, catching seven
passes for 191 yards.

The Majors as a
team compiled a to-
tal of 631 yards of of-
fense, also breaking
a school record.
Pollard said, "The
offensive line played outstanding
and allowed the passing game to

Candace CartisM'&W

catches on the day from Quarterback
with 87 yards receiving and a TD.

open up."

The defense played well up until
the fourth quarter, only allowing
about 200 yards of offense until that
point. They gave up 19 points in the
fourth quarter (seven off a turnover
and seven off a recovery of an onsides
kick), but came up big when it
counted.

The defense seemed to raise their
game on third downs, only allowing
Rhodes to convert 33% of their third
down attempts.

Pollard said that "the defense
stepped it up when they had to and
came through in the end." Freshmen
defensive back Alex Connolly's inter-
ception with 4:03 remaining in the
game ended Rhodes' comeback and
preserved the victory.

The offense then came through
one more time to put the "icing on
the cake." Pollard threw a 53 yard
touchdown pass to Freshman Aaron
Meadows with 3:47 left to go in the
game.

Pollard said, "The team came out
with a. lot of fire and deserved this
victory."

Majors whip Alumni, 7-3

Bill Lytton

Candace Carlisle/l'tkW

Senior Toby Gibson drives the ball on an Alumni player in the game last
weekend. The Majors ended their season with the Alumni game on Saturday
before the Homecoming football game. The Majors defeated the former
Millsaps' players by a score of 7-3.

Guest Writer

The men's soccer team finished their
season Saturday by playing the Alumni
game. The Majors won 7-3 on the
strength of their goals by Jonathan
Dear. The Alumni were led by E. J.
Croal (2 goals) and Brian Gualano (1
goal). ■

The men finished the season with a
6-8-1 record. After a 4-1 start, the men
sustained a blow destroying their sea-
son when senior Captain Harry
Rayburn and junior sensation Marc
Smith were lost to knee injuries. Both
injuries happened within ten minutes
of each other against Tennessee Mar-
tin.

The Majors were scoring four goals
per game with these two forwards.
Without; these key players, freshmen
saw major playing time the rest of the
year. While hurting the team in con-
ference play (2-4-1) and in the overall
^ see ALUMNI on page 12

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1997

SPORTS 11

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity „ 2-0-0.. 7-0-0

Centre 2-1-0 4-3-0

Sewanee 1-2-0 5-3-0

Millsaps 1-2-0 3-6-0

Rhodes 1-2-0 2-6-0

Saturday's Scores:

Millsaps 36 Rhodes 26

MEN'S SOCCER

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 5-0-1 16-1-1

Rhodes 6-1-0 16-2-1

Centre 5-1-1 11-4-1

Sewanee 3-4-0 7-10-2

Southwestern 2-3-1 7-9-2

Millsaps 2-4-1 6-8-1

Hendrix 1-5-1 3-12-1

Oglethorpe 0-6-1 ...... 6-11-2

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

"Trinity 7-0-0 13-2-1

Rhodes 6-1-0 12-6-1

Southwestern 5-2-0 7-10-0

Centre : 3-3-1 11-8-1

Sewanee 3-4-0 9-8-1

Oglethorpe 2-4-1 5-8-3

Millsaps 1-6-0 4-14-0

Hendrix 0-7-0 3-11-0

* SCAC CHAMPIONS

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 9-1 21-14

*South western 8-2 25-12

Centre 7-3 25-16

Sewanee 5-5 13-18

Rhodes 4-6 24-15

Millsaps 4-6 23-7

Oglethorpe 2-8 26-15

Hendrix 1-9 9-23

* SCAC CHAMPIONS

RESULTS OF SCAC TOURNEY:

1st place: Southwestern
2nd place: Trinity
3rd place: Centre
4th place: Sewanee
5 th place: Rhodes
6th place: Millsaps
7th place: Oglethorpe
8th place: Hendrix

Volleyball's ride ends

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

The Volleyball team traveled to Mem-
phis, TN. to play in the SCAC champion-
ships this past weekend. The Lady Majors
were on a role, winning 18 of their last 20
games. The tournament, however, did not
go the way the team would have liked.

The Lady Majors left the tourney with a
1-2 record (23-7 overall) and a 6th place fin-
ish in the conference, one place down from
last year.

The team lost to Sewanee and Rhodes,
teams they had beaten twice this year. Their
only tournament win was against
Oglethorpe.

Sophomore Nicole Sylvester said, "It
seemed the team was not mentally prepared
for last weekend, and it showed in the
matches. I think we all had very high hopes
going into the' tournament, maybe too
high, and everyone was looking ahead to a
possible match against the #1 team in the
conference, Trinity."

The Lady Majors never faced Trinity be-
cause, after the loss to Sewanee, they fell
into the loser's bracket and never really got
off the ground. They took for granted the
success they had enjoyed and failed to take
one game at a time.

Sylvester said, "We looked too far ahead
and did not concentrate enough. We left
wondering what happened and there was

no way to explain it."

Freshman JoAnna Barnett said, "We can't
just go in and expect to win; we have to per-
form like we want to win."

Despite the Lady Majors' faltering end of
the season, nothing can be taken away from
the year they had. Barnett said, "There is no
reason for this team to hang its head. We have
a lot to be proud of this season and we should
have no regrets."

The team finished in the Top 3 in the con-
ference in hitting percentage, aces per game
and blocks per game. Along with those team
achievements, they can also boast many in-
dividual honors as well. They had several play-
ers in the Top 10 in individual categories, in-
cluding Anna Gustafson, who is 1st in blocks
per game and 6th in hitting percentage and
Elana Campagna, who is 2nd in aces per game
and 6th in assists per game.

The volleyball team reached new and un-
precedented heights this year, and they have
a lot to build on for next year. The team has
no where to go but up! Sylvester calls the
SCAC tourney defeats "a powerful learning
experience and will prepare this young team
for next year and any adversity it may face
along the way."

Next year will be an exciting year for the
volleyball team, with a veteran coach in Sh-
annon Carlson, the entire team returning and
a successful program to bolster recruiting. The
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Candace Carlisie/I'&W

SAE Chris O'Brian dribbles the ball against Sig A team member
John Russell. The Sigs won that game by a score of 5-1 on
Sunday afternoon. The Sig A team has a 3-1 record and the SAEs
have a record of 2-3.

Go insane with the
cross-country team

Dedicated students train and work in underrated sport

Soccer craze
hits Millsaps

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

Intramural Soccer has started once again and there is a three
way tie for 1st place heading into the final games before the
tournament. The KAs, Pikes and Sigs are battling it out to try
and receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Also, the Sig
B team is in 4th place and the SAE's are in
5th place. Lambda Chi has forfeited out of
competition.

Games started last Sunday, Nov. 2, with
the Sigs defeating Lambda Chi, the Pikes
beating Sig B and the SAEs upsetting the KAs.
The Sigs went on to beat the Sig B team, the
Pikes defeated the SAEs and the KAs won over
Lambda Chi.

Then came grudge matches #1 and #2. The
KAs have won both matches, defeating the
Sigs on Friday and the Pikes on Sunday.
Grudge match #3 was postponed due to rain
on Wednesday with the Pikes scheduled to
meet the Sig A team.

The playoffs are just around the corner.

Grace Crouch and Steve Scott

Guest Writer and Sports Editor

Think you can run a mile? How
about 2, or 3, or 4, or 5? Do you enjoy sleep-
ing late? Well, try waking up at 6:30 a.m. to
run those miles.

If you are a normal student on Millsaps'
campus, you're in bed
sleeping off what you
drank the night before or
trying to cure that head-
ache you got from writing
that paper at some ridicu-
lous time in the wee hours
of the morning. Not if you
are on the Millsaps Majors'
Cross Country team.

Those dedicated ath-
letes are awake before

most and doing things in

those early hours that most do not do in a
whole day (or several days in many cases).

That is the normal time for most preseason
practices; some chose to practice on their
own either earlier or later.

Whatever the time, the work is the same:
one monotonous mile after the other, timed
lap repeats, hills and finally, exhaustion.
Why?

To get better, improve times and distance,
and maybe even qualify for the Conference
championships held in Memphis, TN.

If this sounds like insanity to you, think

"If this sounds like
insanity, think
again. For some
people, it is a
sport. "

— Grace Crouch,
Sophomore

again. For some people it is a sport. And they
take it very seriously.

This year, Millsaps' Cross Country team
consisted of 15 devoted athletes: Ashley
McDonald, Elizabeth Rogers, Emily Wein,
Jessica Perkins, Grace Crouch, Erin O'Neil,
Ashley Huff, Gretl Zimmerman, Creighton

Chandler, Sam King,

Alden Kirk, Ellen Czaika,
Jenny Allred, Andy
Bruggeman and Damien
Ducote.

Under the guidance of
Coach Jim Page, they
competed in several
events: the Sept. 6th
Hinds Season-opening
Run, the Sept. 20th
Choctaw Trails Invita-
tional, the Oct. 25th
State Street Challenge and the Nov. 8th SCAC
Conference Championships in Memphis.

Although the season is now over, the work
for this team is not done. It is a year-round
conditioning process and the rewards are
numerous.

They will continue to train hard, trying
to get that competitive edge over the person
who came in just a few fractions of a second
before them in the last race.

They will be trying to run that extra mile;
trying to run that six minute mile and try-
ing to come out on top!

Intramural Soccer

Standings

Team Record

Pi Kappa Alpha

3-1

Kappa Alpha

3-1

3-1

2-2

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

2-3

♦Lambda Chi Alpha

0-5

* forfitted tournament birth

-ALUMNI

from page 10

record, these young players gained valuable
learning experience for the future.

Millsaps were led in scoring by freshmen
John Michael Measells (4 goals, 2 assists, 10
points) and junior Stephen Babula (5 goals,
10 points), and freshman Owen Palmer (2
goals, 5 assists, 9 points).

Seniors Jeremy Dobay, Lee Johnson, Toby
Gibson and Harry Rayburn will be sorely
missed in 1998.

The women's team matched the 1996 vic-
tory total with four wins. Led by senior Heidi
Hudlow (10 goals, 20 points), the women im-
proved dramatically as the season went on.

A change in the system of play in the
Southwestern game and a change at goal-

keeper helped produce improvement in the
competitiveness of the team.

Although the Lady Majors finished sev-
enth (1-6) in the conference, newcomers
Tracy Gillanbro, Kate Pearce, Kelli Crossland,
April Slayden, Janet Bradley, Renae Davis and
Elizabeth Bates showed that the future is
bright.

Seniors Heidi Hudlow, Ashley Abate and
Jennifer Hamm will be hard to replace.

Coach Lytton will now turn to recruiting
student/athletes to Millsaps. His hopes are
that, together with the strong nucleus of re-
turning players in both soccer programs,
Millsaps will be set to reach unthinkable
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Volume LXIII • No. 14

SEX

November 20, 1997

We think we
know, but...

Stephanie Yasinski

Features Editor

Generation X is supposed to be a
part of the information age, but do
we personally use and understand all
the information we have access to re-
garding sex? The answer to this ques-
tion is not open ended around the
world or on the Millsaps campus.
Millsaps students have a variety of
opinions where sex related issues are
concerned.

Concerning safe sex Junior Nikki
Chapman says, "It seems that sex on
this campus is not considered sacred.
Sexually transmitted diseases are on
everyone's minds, but when it comes
down to it it doesn't seem to play a
factor. It doesn't seem like it [STDs &
AIDS] could happen to you." Senior.
Don Cumbest differs a little in his
opinion, "Most of the situations I've
become privy to were generally safe
sex situations, the ones that weren't
were within the confines of a mo-
nogamist boyfriend/girlfriend situa-
tion."

So what is the definition of safe
sex? Out of 419 Millsaps students sur-
veyed two weeks ago it was clear that
many people may know what safe sex

is, but they are not prac-
ticing safe sex. On the
survey numerous stu-
dents noted that they
were practicing "safe
sex" by using condoms
and birth control to
"pulling out" and "tim-
ing with the menstrual
cycle."

Dr. Stephen Black, of the Psychol-
ogy Department and teacher of a love
and sexuality class, said "There is lots
of sex on this campus. Lots of people
having sex. Lots of people enjoying
sex." Though, Dr. Black went on to
say "there's a lack of knowledge
about sex. Students clearly engage in
sexual intercourse, but they don't
have knowledge about pregnancies
or sexually transmitted diseases or
anatomy for that nature and that
leads to problems." As an example
Dr. Black talked about the male
anatomy, "Prior to ejaculation the
urethra is coated and filled with fluid
from the cowper's gland and this
fluid flows through the penial ure-
thra just after erection. The fluid is
seeping throughout penetration.
There are sometimes hundreds of

Brian Rerryhill/l'dW

A variety of contraceptive aids and literature are
available in Nurse Cooper's office, in the
basement of the student center.

thousands of sperm in that fluid and
it only takes one sperm to fertilize
an egg."

Other questions on the sex sur-
vey asked people about their reli-
gion and how it played a factor in
their beliefs on sexual activity. Some
responded that religion had an im-
pact on their beliefs toward sexual
activity wtul£.others made it appar-
ent that religion played no part in
their decisions regaurding their
sexual activity. When sophomore
Matt Miller was asked if he believed
religion played a larger role on
sexual activity in the south he sim-
ply replied that "it stifles it." Senior
Katye Bratton went further in say-
ing, "Being in the Bible Belt I don't
think religion stifles sexual activity,
► see Sex on page 10

Task force
seeks upgrade

Jason Stine

Mews Editor

For several weeks, there has been a
series of meetings in the Academic
Complex pertaining to the Technology
Task Force. This is a program that plans
and implements technology at
Millsaps. Dr. Hugh Parker of the Else
School of Management, who works for
the program is collaborating with oth-
ers to improve the Technology Task
Force of last year. He said they will
"take the work of the previous Task
Force to develop a vision and a plan
and implementation for academic
technology at the college."

The series of meetings, which were
open to all students and faculty, be-
gan early last month, Oct. 3. In this
meeting, Dr. Jimmie Purser of the De-
partment of Computer Studies, who is
the coordinator for development in
academic computing at Millsaps, intro-
duced the intentions of the Task Force,
which was to promote educational
technology throughout the campus.
He stated "The goal to establish a stra-
tegic plan to provide educational tech-
► see TTF on page 5

Formerly 'domination'.

The water tower visible
from the north gates, across
from Franklin, -has long
been defaced with 'TIKA
domination".

A recent tower climber
with a slight spelling prob-
lem decided to distort the

Brian Berryhill/l'flW

message in gold spray paint.
The graffiti was discovered
Wednesday, and the iden-
tity of the culprit remains
unknown at this time.

JPD had no comment
and no report has been filed
with Millsaps Security.

Harmon details future renovations

Brian Berryhill

Photographer

An eager Dr. George
Harmon answered students'
questions and addressed con-
cerns Wednesday night in an
SBA sponsored forum held in
the New South Atrium.

Dressed in suit and tie,
Harmon sat relaxed among a
crowd of nearly 30 attentive
listeners. Dean David Sneed
also attended the forum and
answered student questions.

After SBA President Noble
Black yielded the floor to
Harmon to start the discus-
sion, Harmon began by giv-
ing the current status on the
new student activities center
to be built in between the PAC
and the current location of the
tennis courts. Harmon stated
that he was "pleased to finally
see plans on the new activities
center."

Various construction com-

panies have been given the fi-
nal plans for the Student Ac-
tivities Center, and the College
expects to have all bids in to
them by Dec. 23. When con-
struction begins, completion
is expected within 15 to 18
months.

Harmon detailed other
renovations happening along-
side the construction of the
near 50,000 square foot activi-
ties center. About 15,000
square feet of the current PAC
will be renovated and the
metal buildings across the
football field that are cur-
rently used as the weight
rooms will be converted to
locker rooms for visiting foot-
ball teams.

When asked about renova-
tion of the Millsaps- Wilson Li-
brary, Harmon echoed what
Dean Richard Smith stated in
his earlier forum: capital re-
sources were needed. Al-

though Harmon said renova-
tion will occur "not any time
soon," he "still has hopes" for
repairs in the future.

In a reassuring statement,
Harmon said, "We'll get the
money somewhere and we'll
get the building built."

Harmon also said that
spending money on the out-
ward appearance and interior
of the library through renova-
tions now would be wasteful
if building a new, more mod-
ern library is planned for the
future.

To defend the Millsaps-Wil-
son library which sophomore
John Suggs cited as inadequate,
Harmon commented on the
many new computers added
and stated the library was "not
a bad library" when compared
with the libraries at other
schools he has visited in the
state.

► See Harmon on page 6

2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1 997

Mill saps: are we
perverted?

Anyone out there ever get the feel-
ing that we're not really as virtuous as
we'd like to think we are? Ever catch
yourself having "naughty" thoughts, for
no apparent reason? Do you know what
an orgasm is? We at the Purple and
White hope everyone out there got the
opportunity to take part in the sex-sur-
vey last week. We promise it was for
professional interests and not our own
sick kicks, before anyone asks. Though
it was a lot of fun for us all, I'm sure.

Many an odd-quirk was learned by
this survey about the sexual nature of
Millsaps College. Of course, we can't
give away the results, but we can com-
ment on the results, and comment we
shall.

Reactions at the P&W varied. Said
one section editor, "They lie," referring
to all the women who feigned disgust
at the question regarding masturbation.
Another said "I believe people forgot
they were supposed to be honest with
these questions." Said the same source,
"I was surprised at the number of
people who admitted to being bisexual
or homosexual, in spite of all the
homophobia there seems to be on this
campus." Interesting...

"I think that some people on this
campus take sex too lightly, almost
sleazy.. .don't respect it for it's beauty."
Rather strong words (actually, I think
the closest thing to an opinion most of
us here had) from a staff member upon
finally hearing the results of the sur-
vey. In truth, we feel the survey re-
vealed that this campus is not as chaste
as many of us either thought, hoped,
or expected.

One tragic thing about this week's
"Our View" is not all of us were privy to
the general results of this little project
in human sexuality. Some here were
considerably more involved in the pro-
cessing of our data than others, while a
great many of us had no idea what the
results suggested. Sadly, there were
only a few of us who were impressed or
moved to the point of forming a viable
opinion. Shucks.

Of the limited responses we did dig
up down here at the P&W, the most
common (roughly 75% of all responses)
was the exclamtion of doubt and dis-
belief, "Liars!" Makes us wonder why
people would bother to lie, or bother
to write in ignorant responses. We
checked the records, by the way, and
no where in the student body, faculty,
or staff, could we identify either John
Holmes or Dirk Diggler. Must have
transferred.

FERD S EYE VIEW

the king

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Editor:

I, too, take exception to Will-
iam L. Law's ongoing commen-
tary, but feel that I have some
heretofore unexpressed opinions
concerning his articles that I
would like to voice.

To start off with, it is not him
that I am refuting, but his work.
I do not know him personally, so
I will not pretend to make as-
sumptions about his character.
As far as his ability as a writer is
concerned, I do think that he is
well-spoken and backs his opin-
ions up well, but I also think that
there are several issues that he
ignores or fails to recognize.

As a transfer student at
Millsaps (in the Adult Degree
Program), I do not have the same
experience of having taken Heri-
tage, or any other interdiscipli-
nary courses. I did, however, take
LS1010, the adult section, under
Dr. Paula Garrett, so I have some
similarity in experience in the
classroom with traditional
Millsaps students.

I can make some guesses as to
how the issues of diversity in re-
ligion are presented in other
classes, such as Heritage. Yes, I
imagine there is a heavy dosage
of criticism levelled against the
Christian religion, and maybe
not as much criticism is levelled
against other religions, but I feel
that there is a good reason be-
hind this. The reason, I believe,
is not to point out that Christian-
ity is inherently worse than any
other reason. When I took LS
1010 last Spring, it was stated
that, more or less, the purpose
of education at Millsaps, and the
purpose of a liberal education,
was to "point to us where your
black box is, and we'll smash it",
the 'black box' meaning our
(unexamined) values. Most stu-
dents who come here are from a
Christian background, as I am,
having been raised in the Meth-
odist church, Galloway,
precisely... the home church of
this college. I can remember on

several Methodist retreats to such
places in the state as Camp
Wesley Pines how a many of the
sermons preached to all the
youth of the attending churches
were really nothing more than
the bashing of other religions.
There were many ministers who
went so far as to say that Bud-
dhism, Mormonism (a branch of
Christianity), Judaism, Islam, the
Wiccan religion, etc. were all
devil cults. I am pretty sure that
most people have come to this
college have already been sub-
jected to such pitiful, harsh be-
littling of other religions; and
some have probably fallen for it.
These attitudes influence the
thoughts of these people, and
their thoughts influence their
actions. In other words, hate and
ignorance are bred.

In order to become self-criti-
cal, I think that a critical empha-
sis must be placed on one's own
upbringing which has naturally
been presupposed to be infal-
lible, or at least superior. Adja-
cently, the things which have
been taught to be bad in one's
upbringing must be shown in a
good light so that people can see
viable, alternative ways of think-
ing and being. I seriously doubt
that many, or any, professors on
campus are so uneducated and
biased against Christianity as to
assume and teach that there is no
other religion in the world that
is worse. As a matter of fact,
many of these 'liberal' professors
of ours are, indeed, Christians
themselves. But they have not
held on to their faith without
some serious soul-searching, and
probably want their students, in-
cluding but not limited to those
who choose Christianity, to con-
tinue in that faith, but not un-
tested, thereby making the faith
stronger. What is the value of life
if one's beliefs are not cross-ex-
amined, anyway? Was it not the
greatest philosophical figure of
all time, Socrates, who said "The
► See Noel on page 4

PHOTO POLL

Was the paper fair in
printing articles that
may have offended
some of our readers?

HANNAH
CRANFORD
FRESHMAN

/ think [the articles}
should have been
printed because we
value free speech.

KEVIN

RICHARDSON
SOPHOMORE

Yes, current policies
of paper restriction
are reflective of
people outside the
student body.

RENAE DAVIS
FRESHMAN

It should have been
edited, but this is a
liberal arts school;
they should still be
able to speak their
mind.

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OPINIONS 3

What exactly is Flax?

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

Kind of a slow week, I think. Noth-
ing much going on of note, at least
nothing which has affected my imme-
diate comfort zone. It's uneventful
weeks like this that leaves me with a
certain emptiness, a sinking feeling
which comes from my current desire
to "tell it like it is" despite the fact that

I have no idea
what "it" is. I
want to rant, but
don't have a topic
on which to spew
my venom.

The closest ex-
ample that I have
witnessed lately
of mankind's evo-
lutionary u-turn

James Thompson

took place early this week. I was sit-
ting in a relatively innocuous public
place, minding my own business. A
group of women, some 10 strong,
caught my eye (as such flocks of
women do), moved as a unit behind
me and engaged in a happy little con-
versation. Though I was uninterested,
I did overhear bits of the conversation
and gathered they were waiting for
some male friends to join them. I real-
ized that they were, for the most part,

inoffensive, but flighty, even ditzy it
seemed. Their voices were a little irri-
tating, and soon their very existence
made me sad. When their comrades ar-
rived, I pivoted in my seat to get my
first good look at the estrogen-horde,
and their guys. After some deduction,
I realized the common factor: they
were all blonde, and so were all the
guys, who were just as airheaded as the
women. This was really the first time I
thought men could qualify for any and
all dumb-blonde jokes.

I left the place a bit disturbed,
amazed that stereotypes could exist so
distinctly. These people are every
blonde-joke I have ever heard, sym-
bolic of both sexes. It was so bizarre.

But what's this - am I saying I hate
blondes? Certainly not. My own
mother is blonde (I think), many of my
friends are, and I was myself for a very
long time, so my respect for blonde
people is quite deep. What I hate,
though, are blonde men and women,
because of their own tanned, empty-
headed, babbling , flaky inequities,
substantiate the stereotype of the
blonde bimbo and far-out-surfer-guy.

Blonde is fine, but dumb-blondes
should be treated accordingly. If they
act like the blondes we love to mock,
pity them, for they know no better.

Silk stalkings

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

Ever get that sinking, unnerving
feeling that you are being watched (by
me)? Look over shoulder - am I there?
Did you see a shadow retreating into
the recesses of your peripheral vision,
a fleeting phantom in the shape of a
mop? Have you ever been hounded,
sought after, or otherwise proposi-
tioned against
your will by the
crazies that tag
along in my siz-
able, yet magnilo-
quent, wake?
What about the
potential love in-
terests who you
showed interest
in at first, but
whom you later discovered had the
self-esteem problems of John
Hinckley?

If you identify the author or another
culprit that is not named in this article
as your stalker, then you are probably
not in the minority - increasing num-
bers of citizens are being stalked (but
to quell your fears, not by me).

There are many telltale signs of a
stalker - some stalkers mask their ob-
session well, while others can't handle

J.C. Jordan

rejection. These are the ones who need
to be watched. For me, stalking comes
in the form of repeated, unsolicited
phone calls, or in other cases, "chance"
running-ins in the juke joints or other
places which I frequent.

For others, stalkers are much more
opportunistic, sending anonymous
messages to their make-believe love in-
terest made of biscuit-dough or writ-
ten in their own blood, or other bodily
function (you know which ones I am
talking about).

So here is my caveat to you if you
think you are being stalked. First, don't
avoid the person, that will only make
them pine more for your irreplaceable
presence. Confront your nemesis with
his or her villainy, but keep a 'mini-
mum safe distance'. Second, don't give
your address or phone number to
people you have just met or don't
know well. You could end up a lamb
caught in the valley of the shadow of
death.

Even the seemingly most genuine
people can later give you night-sweats.
Finally, if you feel you are being
stalked, campus security is just a phone
call away at extension 1234. Don't be
a victim - take charge. It could be the
difference between love letters and
poopie-notes.

mm

Fluorescent Manta Ray or Fluorescent Jellyfish?: Part one

by Ted Ammon

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in-
stallment of Ted Ammon 's Piece. Due
to length, it will run in two segments.
Please enjoy part one and look for the
conclusion in the Dec 4 edition.

I was not pleased at all to learn of
the Star Trek New Generation spinoff.
No sir I was not. And given that my
opinion on the matter was not con-
sulted I am not surprised that some of
my worst fears about Deep Space Nine
were initially confirmed. Maybe the
show has transformed itself-gotten
sucked into a time/space anomaly and
rearranged itself and all of its plots. I
wouldn't know, I say arrogantly, be-
cause I stopped watching, and I
stopped watching because of the in-
eptitude with which the basic dilem-
mas for Deep Space Nine episodes were
introduced. What an appalling spec-
tacle. But again I have to bear in mind
that I was not consulted (we all have
to have something trivial to conde-
scend to). First consider for contrast
your average Star Trek the Next Gen-
eration.

Worf detects something unusual on
the sensors: "On the Screen!" shouts
Picard. A ripple in space. A cloaked
Klingon warship? A cloaked Romulan
warbird? It makes a big difference af-
ter all. Just then a huge green birdlike
ship materializes right in Picard's face.

The Romulans-rats!! And their
"disruptors" are powered up, the
Enterprise's shields are down, the
Romulans are demanding that every-
one bend over and grab their ankles
since the Enterprise is in Romulan ter-
ritory. Picard ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
flatly denies it.
But then the
awful truth:
somehow the
Romulans have
caused a mal-
function in the
Enterprise's

sensors and Worf doesn't know where
the Enterprise is. A Romulan trick!
Worf is mortified and offers to com-
mit suicide; #1 orders him to remain
at his post. Worf grimaces with humili-
ation; it is bad enough to blunder but
then not to be allowed to kill himself
in the Klingon ritual of "BLEEK NOCK"
is unendurable. Just then Dr. Beverly
Crusher bursts onto the bridge to re-
port a bizarre mutant strand of a long
defunct virus from The Gamma Quad-
rant running rampant through the
crew, causing hot flashes and early
menopause in the women and a com-
pulsive desire in the men to make end-
less lists of everything aboard the En-
terprise. She casts a look of depraved
concupiscence toward Picard and

wipes her fevered brow. He quivers
slightly; Riecker smirks. They all agree
that the doctor needs more time. "We
don't HAVE more time!" shouts
Riecker. Worf offers to strap a photon
torpedo to his trousers and beam him-

"But I think, 'HUH? I don't get it.
What's a graviton buildup?'"

-Ted Ammon

self aboard the Romulan ship. He calls
it "Klingakaze," or in Klingon: "NOC,
HEEC HOCK" or something like that.
Data says, "Interesting suggestion, but
your molecular composition will be re-
solved into its subatomic components
and scattered, across the known gal-
axy." #1 Riecker says, "Yeah and you
might get hurt when the Romulan ship
explodes. Too risky." Worf smiles ever
so slightly. Jordy (Giordy? Jjordy?
Hjordae?) suggests that he get more
power from somewhere and reroute it
to something. They all tell Wesley to
shut up.

Now the closeup on Picard, whose
otherwise impassive face flinches sub-
tly with the strain of the decisions he
must make and his awkwardness with

children. Should he stand tall with the
Romulans or call an emergency private
conference with Crusher to discuss in-
vestigative procedures and whatnot.

The situation is complicated but
understandable and the conflicts can
be read right off the surface of the ac-
tion, and when the music swells omi-
nously you know why.

Now compare with Deep Space
Nine. There is a power drain aboard the
station. Life support is threatened. But
where is the drain? Stupid clumsy
Cardasian "sensors"-if they were
aboard the Enterprise the computer
would locate the drain immediately.
Just when the situation becomes criti-
cal we are told by the first engineer:
"There is an unchecked graviton
buildup and the deflector shields are
down to only 30%, rendering inopera-
tive the ionic converter and disabling
the anti-matter containment field gen-
erator nebulizer. If that fails the neu-
trino emulsifier will eyiscerate the har-
monic distortion equalizer, sending
heavy metal flagellations throughout
the entire station." The camera zooms
in on the new captain; the music be-
comes dark and ominous as the reality
of the situation sinks in. HE NARROWS
HIS EYES.

But I think, "HUH? I don't get it.
What's a graviton buildup?"

4 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997

The Queen is dead

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

William L. Law III

William L. Law III

Staff Writer

The First Lady has been a "Queen of
Amerika" of sorts. She doesn't wield
any politikal power, but you would al-
ways listen intently to her simple pleas
to "say no to drugs" or "stay in school."
I grew up on Nancy Reagan and Bar-
bara Bush, who are always reassuring
faces. Now
Ameri-ka has a
First Lady who
never reassures
me. Hillary
Rodham Clinton
has relentlessly
tried to institute
elements of a so-
cialist agenda.
She's exploited
her position as the President's spouse
to spread her anti-capitalist gibberish.
Her most ardent work centres around
introducing socialized medicine to
Amerika.

One does not need to delve deeply
to see the inefficiencies of socialized
medicine. Doktors cannot use medi-
cines they feel are proper because the
government restricts which medicines
can be utilized. Jobs in medicine are
limited by other government restric-
tions. The main gripes about the
present health care system stem from
Medicare and Medicaid systems, an ob-
vious precursour of why excessive gov-
ernmental meddling is hurtful with re-
gard to health care. When Ms. Clinton
preaches equality by "managing com-
petition," she is actually restricting the
best doctors so lesser doktors can be
integrated in her socialized nightmare.

The Communist Party State is an ex-
ample of what occurs when competi-
tion is restricted; without struggle in a
marketplace economy, the quality of
the production will lessen. Former
Communist nations who are trying to
promote Democracy, including Russia,
China, and most of the Soviet Bloc, all
opt against socialized medicine. Many
Kanadians, who have socialized medi-
cine, will cross the border looking for
superiour medical care.

Also note that a politikian, Sen.
George Mitchell has introduced a mea-
sure that Congress and all federal em-
ployees be exempted from a socialized
health plan. Apparently their own
dream is not good enough for them-
selves. Perhaps most important for
Millsaps students, in the future we will
have more elderly people ("Baby
Boomers," such as Ms. Clinton) than
we will middle-age people ("Genera-
tion X"). Imagine the taxation neces-
sary to support socialized medicine for
an enormous amount of elderly
people.

If society is going forward, why are
liberals such as Ms. Clinton pushing
excessive government involvement?
Are we to believe that we are so feeble
that we are wholly unable to function
without these socialized systems? So-
cialized medicine is more expensive,
too restrictive, and a terrible burden for
the future.

William L. Law III uses special
grammatics for literary purposes. While
we do not accept it universally through-
out the paper, it is accepted in this col-
umn. t

►Noel

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unexamined life is not worth living."?

As for other aspects of
Multiculturalism, I also believe that
Law's arguments are uninformed and
way out of line. There are still discrep-
ancies in equal pay for equal work
among sexes. And if a woman is a femi-
nist, in other words, a common-
sensist, she is treated with gross stig-
matization.. Just look at the stagnant,
nearly non- existent Women's Collec-
tive on campus which has little sup-
port from the student body at large.
Blacks still have problems because
there are still so many non-Black
people who view them as inferior, or
just a race of people who are lecherous
and are killing each other off in droves.
It is not widely known, however, that
Dr. Charles Drew, a Black man, 'in-
vented' the blood bank, saving count-
less millions of lives to date, but was
refused entrance to a blood bank be-
cause he was black. Resultingly, he died

almost immediately. The list of minori-
ties still oppressed goes on: Native
Americans, victimized the worst of
minorities in America; any religion ex-
cept the Christian religion; etc.

The purpose of all this information
is not to say that all white heterosexual
men are bad, that it is evil to be a West-
ern Anglo-Saxon Protestant; nor do I
believe that any of the teachers on
campus believe that or try to teach
that. They are merely trying to get us
to examine our own upbringings a
little more critically. And if we can just
overcome, somewhat, our own learned
prejudices, and, conceivably, make
some progress from the generation
before us who tried so hard to over-
come their own prejudices and flawed
thinking, then all this liberal education
will be worth it. I am quite happy to
have the college paid several thousands
of dollars a semester for this process.

-William B. Noel

CORRECTIONS

In the November 13 issue Morgan Gadd was incorrectly listed as "Dr. Gadd.
Mr. Gadd is not a Ph.D.

Send any questions to PURPLE-AND-WHITE or call 974-1211.

To the Editor:

Just when I've decided not to re-
spond to William Law's letters, some-
thing else happens that saddens me as
a historian and as an intellectual. To-
day, it has been a student's anger at the
faculty's responses. I find myself forced
to respond after all, to this student's
anger, to Law's letters, and to the
dearth of understanding of the issues
at stake.

For those of you who have not met
me, I am Millsap's modern European
historian. I study, teach and think
about events in Europe between 1 789
and yesterday.

During the 20th century, a new po-
litical movement arose in Europe called
fascism. Fascism was a mass-based
movement that rejected many of the
political, cultural, and social changes
of the preceding century. Fascism re-
jected both capitalism and commu-
nism, democracy and monarchy, gen-
der equality, and modernism. Fascism
embraced nationalism, militarism, vio-
lence, state control, and a single leader.
(Please see, Carl Cohen, editor, Com-
munism, Fascism, and Democracy.)

In Germany, the Nazi Party
(NSDAP), a type of fascist party, gained
control of the state in the 1930s. The
Nazis, including Hitler, were voted into
office by a vehement minority of the
population. They received between 38-
42% of the vote. (Please see, William
Sheridan Allen, The Nazi Seizure of
Power). The Nazi party advocated the
extermination of those who did not
meet the ideals of the German state
and German citizenship.

They aimed to exterminate Gypsies,
Jews, Communists, Socialists, anar-
chists, homosexuals, the infirm, the
insane, and the retarded. They believed
that the German people needed to be
united and therefore they annexed part
of Czechoslovakia and all of Austria.
They also believed that the German
people needed "living room" in East-
ern Europe and attacked Poland to es-
tablish colonies. This action started
WWII.

In Germany and the areas annexed
or colonized by Germany, the Nazis
ended free speech, freedom of associa-
tion, freedom of the press, the right to
a fair trial, and the right for all mem-
bers of the state to be citizens. With
the passage of the Nuremberg Laws,
Jews were stripped of their citizenship
and made into subjects.

The Nazis demonized the Jews (as
well as Gypsies, Communists, etc), they
then separated these people from the
rest of German society, and then they
killed them. Roughly, 12 million
people were systematically murdered
and ultimately 50 million people died
as a result of WWII.

The devastations wrought upon Eu-
rope are too numerous to name. Book
burnings replaced folk festivals. Gold
fillings were pulled from the teeth of
freshly murdered victims. Nazi scien-
tists experimented on Jewish children.
All of these occurred as part of Nazi

policy.

Whether or not William Law real-
izes it, he is using Nazi and neo-Nazi
propaganda and rhetoric (please see
the web sites of Aryan Nations and
Stormfront. These web sites and oth-
ers refer to the same passages but give
different citations than Law.)

This rhetoric inflames the popula-
tion and encourages divisions. It does
not promote rational discussion or de-
bate. In short it has a long history of
hate.

As Hitler himself said of his desire
to whip up the German people, "If a
people is to become free, it needs pride
and willpower, defiance, and hate,
hate, and once again hate." Hitler 1923
(Quoted Craig, "Man of the People?"
The New York Review of Books, XLIV,
18, Nov 20, 1997, page 22).

I'd like to be extremely clear here; I
am not saying that William Law is a
Nazi or neo-Nazi. I am saying that he
is using sources that have been used
by Nazis to enrage the German popu-
lation against the Jews. These sources
tried to "prove" that Jews lie, cheat,
steal, and rape.

Germans in the 1930s began to be-
lieve this about the Jews and murdered
them and others as a result. Many of
these Germans were not innately de-
monic and evil people. They were or-
dinary men who had become con-
vinced of the necessity of their actions.
They became hardened to the atroci-
ties they committed. (Please see, Chris-
topher Browning, Ordinary Men.) The
type of rhetoric that the Nazis em-
ployed was extremely powerful; it
worked and millions died as a result.

William Law might sincerely believe
that he is stirring up debate and serv-
ing the Millsaps community and he
may be right. However, the argument
he raises about multi-culturalism is not
the argument to which the faculty re-
sponds. I see a more pressing argument
here, than the one about multi-
culturalism.

I question the use of these specific
inflammatory and discredited sources.
I also question the intentions of Will-
iam Law. If that makes me Pavlovian, I
can live with that aspersion. I have
good reason to be Pavlovian, I have
studied how this propaganda and
rhetoric has been used in the past.

I'd like to add that as a historian, I
am saddened that some students to
whom I have talked do not recognize
this rhetoric and can't identify how it
has been used in the past.

I hope to offer a course on the Ho-
locaust in the future to address this lack
of information and I would be quite
willing to talk to students who have
further questions.

As an intellectual, I hope that the
Millsaps community encourages
thoughtful inquiry into these topics.
But I would like to add that thought-
ful inquiry does not mean we can im-
pugn those around us; free speech does
not include hate speech.

- Lisa Z. Sigel

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997

NEWS 5

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LOCAL

Drugs led to a shootout

In a September shootout with au-
thorities, two suspects, Christoper
Moore and Antonio Hoye were arrested
and tried in Rankin County. After rais-
ing the required $100,000 bond, shoot-
ing victim Antonio Hoye was freed
eight days after his bond was set.

According to an article by Bruce Reed
in the November 19 Clarion Ledger,
Moore and Hoye were in the middle of
a drug transaction in Sandhill when
officers tried to intervene. When Moore
saw the police officers, he allegedly be-
gan shooting. Officers returned fire,
and struck Moore several times. He was
arrested and hospitalized, and later sent
to jail.

Moore was arrested on three counts
of aggravated assault on a police officer,
possession of cocaine with intent to
distribute and conspiracy to distribute.

The bond Hoye raised was $50,000
each for two of the three counts that
he was charged with. He was released
on Sept. 17, and Monday night, was
killed in a shootout in Brandon, MS.

WORLD

U.S. planes sent to Iraq

While Moscow attempts to discuss
diplomacy with Iraq, President Clinton
sent 12 more Stealth and B-52 bombers
into the Persion gulf region.

According to the Nov. 19 issue of the
Clarion- Ledger, Clinton gave the order
to have 30 combat aircraft, which in-
cludes B-l bombers, on stand-by if
needed. The dozen aircraft ordered by
Clinton to enter the gulf, according to
Clarion-Ledger reporters, are six F-l 1 7's
with radar-evading capabilities, and six
workhorse B-52's. The B-52's which
carry cruise missies or 84,000 pounds
of bombs, are currently being stationed
on Diego Garcia, an island in the In-
dian Ocean. Pentagon officials told re-
porters that the bombers will arrive in
the gulf by the end of the week.

Clinton has further strengthened the
military support by sending the U.S.
aircraft carrier George Washington,
which was recently stationed in the
eastern Mediterranean, to join with the
carrier Nimitz's group in the gulf. These
actions have been prompted by the fact
that U.S. officials have discovered that
Saddam Hussein's radar crews on the
ground have been "extremely active,"
indicating that Hussein is interested in
more than diplomacy, according to Pen-
tagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon, who
spoke to reporters of the Clarion-Led-
ger.

'A Grand Night' for a marriage proposal

Frankie Winn

Staff Writer •

Last Friday night at the Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical revue, A Grand Night For Singing, an exciting
event took place in the lives of two Millsaps students,
Patrick Johnston and Amanda Wood. Much to the sur-
prise of Amanda and the rest of the audience, during
the second half of the performance her boyfriend,
Patrick, proposed to her.

Patrick, who was playing the role of Martin in the
production, scripted his own original piece into the per-
formance with the permission of the director. After a
fifteen minute intermission, Patrick opened Act II with
a song he had written accompanied with guitar. Strum-
ming the guitar with a ring clasped in his hand, the last
line of his song was "Amanda, will you marry me?"

The spotlight dropped on Amanda, who stood up to
receive Patrick's brave proposal. She says she was
"slightly surprised". When Patrick reached her, she
kissed, then embraced him, and whispered in his ear

"I'm going to kill you!" As Patrick was walking away a
man sitting two rows behind Amanda asked if this was a
"yes"; Amanda looked back and nodded.

Patrick, from Ringgold, GA, is a senior elementary
education major with a music minor. He is in singers,
chamber singers, and was a kicker on the Millsaps foot-
ball team.

Amanda, from Laurel, MS, is a psychology major. She
is the Phi Mu social chair and party picture chair. She is
on the Tower Council and in Millsaps Singers. Amanda
is also doing a Ford Fellowship under Dr. Black.

Patrick and Amanda met at a SAE Halloween Swap at
the beginning of last year. Amanda believes that Patrick
is a hopeless romantic. On Valentine's Day last year,
Patrick brought her roses at 3 o'clock in the morning!
Throughout the day, he left with each professor a rose
to give Amanda in class. He left one at her work and
finally that night he gave her roses in person. Patrick
certainly has an original approach, when it comes to
love, but it seems to have worked.

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from page 1

nology and to empower students and
faculty to make use of the technol-
ogy at Millsaps College is perhaps
one of the most important tasks rela-
tive to the future of Millsaps Col-
lege."

Dr. Purser went on to discuss the
importance of educational technol-
ogy at Millsaps because it "promises
to redefine the classical liberal arts
experience."

Some concerns that were brought
forward in the meeting were plans
for funding educational technology.
Currently, granting institutions have
stated that they will support initial
technological improvement on an
experimental basis, but these insti-
tutions will not provide funds for
ongoing support.

Other concerns for the develop-
ment and progression of educational
technology were faculty training for
classes that will have multimedia
capabilities, which is one goal of the
Task Force. The Task Force recom-
mended the creation, funding, and
sustaining of a first-rate facility and
staff training program. Also, a tech-

nology skills and analysis course for
students was believed to be essential
as an admissions criterion or a gen-
eral education requirement.

Many suggestions were also made
about the goals and intentions of the
Task Force. In the meeting, such sug-
gestions were made concerning the
availability of computers in all class-
rooms and more access to computer

"[T echnology] prom-
ises to redefine the
classic liberal arts
experience. "

- Dr. Jimmie Purser,
Computer services

labs (the possibility of access 24 hours
a day). Another goal of the program
is to hear suggestions like these from
students and faculty and respond to
them with improvement in all as-
pects of technology at Millsaps.
Other improvements that the Task

Force hoped to make included a way
to ensure that even students with dis-
abilities of low family incomes will
also have access to teaching and
learning technology, as well as the
possibility of developing and pub-
lishing of a clear copyright policy re-
garding material that is downloaded
on the Internet.

The final topic that was discussed
in the first meeting was the idea, ac-
cording to Dr. Purser, that the Task
Force "must create a formalized,
high-level position for educational
technology and for helping to steer
our college through the uncertain
times ahead."

Other meetings have been sched-
uled for the upcoming weeks, includ-
ing an informative meeting in the
Academic Complex Heritage Room
on Thursday, Nov. 20. These meet-
ings are designed to tell Millsapians
that the Technology Task Force is
"developing an environment where
faculty and students will have the op-
portunity to use technology to en-
hance learning," said Dr. Hugh
Parker.

Getting Involved

The A.S.A. clothing and school
supply drive is coming to a close, and
as far as I can tell, most all the boxes
are brimming over. We offer our
gratitude to the Millsaps community
for their support.

In case all of you haven't heard,
our dear Queen, Harrilyn Sallis won
the Millsaps United Nations Associa-
tion date raffle, and her award is a
hot date with her husband to a new
restaurant in town. This just goes to
show that ADP students really do
win these things! (But only when
we get involved.) And, speaking of
getting involved; this is the timejaf

year when all
of our lives
get a little
crazy, what
with finals
approach-
ing, Thanks-
giving and
the inlaws,
Christmas
and the

Erin Craig

inlaws, who has time to get involved
with anything on campus? Well, I
have a great suggestion for a way to
get involved that will only take five
minutes of your time; The Campus
Ministry Team is involved in Opera-
tion Shoestring. This is a wonderful

charity that ensures that every child
in Jackson gets at least one gift on
Christmas morning, something that
many of us take for granted. We
could really help this cause by either
volunteering our time, which is most
rewarding, or by simply writing a
check for a small amount.

If you would like to donate or get
involved with the program, contact
Don Fortenberry at 974-1205, or
Amanda Cook at 974-1540, or you
can mail a check made out to CMT
to P.O. Box 150330, Jackson, 39210
with Operation Shoestring in the
memo section. Making a difference
in someone's life is about as involved
as one can get!

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the library, and other renovations planned for the upcoming years.

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According to Harmon, the College had hopes to make
many improvements and additions on campus but the
"first priority is the activities center."

Harmon said that this decision was made after a board
meeting in which a "wish list" of the needed improve-
ments was presented. This list included such things as
the building of a new library, new dorms, and the con-
struction of a new Performing Arts Center to replace
the Christian Center.

The board decided to build the new Student Activi-
ties Center first, and then to renovate the Boyd Cam pell
Student Center.

With the addition of the new Student Activities Cen-
ter (SAC), Harmon estimated about 120 parking spaces
would be available in the planned parking lot to be built
where the current tennis courts are located.

The addition of a special events center as well as reno-
vations to the Boyd Campbell Student Center are also
high priorities on the "wish list".

In the determination of the priority of new construc-
tion and renovations, Harmon stated the Planning Com-
mission was given the chore of the "major planning
effort" to "examine all needs."

In regard to the recent SBA proposal to increase the
student activities fee, Harmon said he was "in favor or
more activities for students" but very much "concerned
with the cost of that."

When asked about the recent collaboration of the
Technology Task Force, Harmon stated that money con-

tinued to be the major issue. Harmon followed that
Millsaps needs a "blueprint of where we need to go. ..a
plan of getting there in a cost efficient manner and con-
tinue to be on top of it when we get there." He ended
saying we "can't afford to revamp our system every three
to four years."

On the topic of south campus safety, Junior Brad
Litkenhous sparked Harmon's attention after proclaim-
ing "somebody started shooting at us with an air rifle" at
a fraternity house during the past spring semester.

"One person was hit," said Litkenhous. Much discus-
sion ensued on the possibility of building a wall around
fraternity row. Harmon said the wall idea was the "first
time [he's] ever heard that suggestion."

Dean Sneed added some comments stating that he was
"not against the wall, not for the wall." Sneed also said
he "can't imagine how much a brick wall like that would
cost."

When a student commented on Harmon's dance
moves at the recent homecoming gala, Harmon said, "I
think I surprised everybody."

As the forum came near an end, Harmon said that
any student ideas can be considered and students can
voice their ideas through Sneed or college Vice-President
Gary Fretwell. Harmon also said that Ben Nelson, an ad-
missions employee and Millsaps alumnus, "would listen
to anything you have to say."

A round of applause concluded the forum with Col-
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FEATURES

7

Mark
Salvaggio

j Features
Editor

Get out of
my head!

Features Editor's Note:

Read this while staring into a red strobe

light and listening to bad 80's punk atfidl

volume. It might "get you in the mood."

(Yet another sexual innuendo in this issue

of... well, SEX!)

Picture This

It's eight in the morning, you're
sleeping soundly like a little baby, and
the most ear-piercing noise rips
through what was your eardrums. It
just so happened that this occurred last
Monday morning. Granted, I wasn't
sleeping, but if I would have been, I
would be really upset. I might have had
to write two columns.
The usual suspects

I know what you're thinking. What
was the noise? It was the bloody fire
alarm. Perhaps some brilliant and origi-
nal prankster got up the nerve to pull
an alarm (but who's awake at eight).
However, when I left my room, 1 saw a
guy with a toolbelt fooling around with
something in the ceiling. I assume it's
easier to turn off a fire alarm than prob-
ing the inner workings above the tiles.
I don't think the alarm malfunctioned
and he was there to fix it because he
would have had to have gotten there
too quickly for a mere mortal.
Nothing new here...

So I conclude this tampering with
the alarm follows in the tradition of leaf
blower exhaust blowing through my
unsealed window and other fun activi-
ties during the wee hours of the morn-
ing. The alarm blared so loudly I had
to cover my ears while leaving the
building (my audio receptors were ring-
ing for the rest of the day). You cannot
appreciate my experience until you live
in a handicap room.
So I didn't conclude! I'm not a
dumby, though I play one on TV .

I know what you're thinking. Why
did they let you have a room specially
designed for the handicapped? Well,
the next time you choose a room for
next year, be wary. Not every feature
of the rooms are marked. To
suppliment the aforementioned warn-
ing devices, they provided a bizarre
flashing device (which I think induce
seizures or give orders to kill a public
official) which is straight out of the
Manchurian Candidate. In any case, I
just wish they would choose a better
time wake the dead.

Running marathons
and strumming songs

Mark Salvaggio

Features Editor

While it only takes no more than
fifteen minutes to travel on foot from
one side of this campus to another,
completing the annual Marine Corp
Marathon through Washington D.C.
presents a far greater challenge.
Twenty-six point two miles later,
Marion Nooe is feeling better than
Pheidippedes, the Greek runner
whose ill-fated run inspired this trial
of endurance. For she participated in
the fourth largest event of its kind
in the entire nation. But not only did
she finish seventy-third among all
women and surpass over seventeen
thousand other competitors, she also
achieved her best time ever, three
hours and twenty-one minutes.

For training the body for an ath-
letic event such as a marathon re-
quires discipline of the highest de-
gree. For to win a marathon means
competing against perhaps your
greatest rival: yourself. Though this
was Marion Nooe's fourth time run-
ning in a marathon, it was the first
time she finished. She also performed
was it is known in racing lingo as a
"split," running the second half of
the race faster than the first. And as
if training herself was not enough for

Marion Nooe

Marion Nooe
excells in many
talents. As an
adjunct professor,
Nooe teaches
guitar. Lately,
however, she has
been in the
spotlight for her
performance not
while strumming a
six string, but
while "pounding
the pavement" in
the Marine Corp
Marathon.

her, she also coached fifteen other
runners. She helped the Team in
Training Division of the Leukemia
Society of America in fulfilling their
charitable goal.

Now that the race gone by, Marion
Nooe has decided to take it easy for
a while. "I think I'll wait awhile be-
fore I compete in another mara-
thon," she said exaustedly. An ex-
panding family and managing the
family restaurant has also attributed
to her hiatus as a marathon runner.

She trades training fifteen runners
for teaching fifteen students classi-
cal guitar, which she has been doing
off and on since 1988. She got the
job after a Millsaps student asked to

Mark Salva,ynn/fdW

take classical guitar and found that
Millsaps had no classical guitar teach-
ers. Millsaps immediately searched the
area and found their answer in a Mu-
sic Appreciation teacher at Hines
Community College. While only a
professor adjunct (she is only on cam-
pus one day a week), she feels at home
at Millsaps and considers the "faculty
friendly and talented, the students
dedicated and fun."

Though her future plans may not
include another marathon, she is con-
sidering performing in a duet with a
cellist adjunct professor. In blending
the athletic and the aesthetic, Marion
Nooe truly contiues the legacy of her
ancient counterpart.

Stephanie Yasimki/l'tkW

Aimee Primeaux is a senior English major with a
concentration in Woman's Studies. Last spring she and
two other students who have since graduated brought
back the Women's Collective. Primeaux is overjoyed with
the growth of Women's Studies and the plans the group
has for the future. Their biggest accomplishment to date?
Without a doubt, it was the conference held last month.

with Aimee Primeaux

What is Women's Collective?

"It's a place to come discuss women's issues on all lev-
els, that is feminist viewpoints, non-feminist viewpoints,
male viewpoints, female viewpoints. It's a place to learn
about women's issues if it's something that you haven't
been exposed to. It's not strictly a feminist group or view
point."

When do you meet?

"We've been trying to meet once a week, but we're prob-
ably going to change it to around five times a semester.
We'd like to have fewer larger discussions instead of
many smaller discussions like we've been doing. This
next semester we'd like to have more serious gender fo-
rums, like Gender Gap, but address more pertinent is-
sues."

Do you have any men come to your meetings?

"There are a couple who come regularly. We welcome
men of course. It's just as important for men to know
about women's issues as it is for women. There's never
any male bashing like I know people claim.
What was the survey you conducted this semester?
"The survey was about views of feminism on campus
and women's issues in general. From the results of this
survey we'd like to address Millsaps students opinion
on women's studies topics. We also want to address such
things as rape and sexual harassment."
What do you enjoy most about Women's
Collective?

"Learning from other peoples beliefs and stances on is-
sues concerning women."

8 FEATURES

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997

BELIEFS

SEX SUR

QUESTION II- 1
DO YOU BELIEVE IN PREMARITAL

SEX?

Of the 419 students participating:

Yes 65% 272
No 31% 130
NS 4% 17

QUESTION II-8
DO YOU FIND HOMOSEXUAL
ACTIVITY ACCEPTABLE?

QUESTION II-7
DO YOU BELIEVE IN SEXUAL
ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF A
MONOGOMOUS RELATIONSHIP?

Of the 419 students participating:

No 89% 373
Yes 11% 46

QUESTION II-9
DO YOU FIND INTERACIAL SEXUAL
ACTIVITY ACCEPTABLE?

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HOW MANY PEOPLE TOOK THE SURVEY?

Not Sure

Of the 419 students participating:

Yes 40% 166
No 41% 174
NS 19% 79

Yes

Not Sure

Of the 419 students participating:

Yes 68% 284
No 18% 75
NS 14% 60

ICH CLASS IS THE MOST ACTIVE?

FRESHMEN

SOPHOMORE

35%

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65%

DIDN'T ANSWER

A possible 1 185 students were offered the chance to take the sur-
vey. Thirty five percent, or 419 students, participated.

Of the students participating:

Yes 52%
No 42%

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Of the students participating:

Yes 73%
No 27%

Of the students participating:
Yes 56%
No 44%

SENIORS

QUESTION III-l
HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEXUAL
INTERCOURSE?

Of the students participating:

Yes 79%
No 21%

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FEATURES 9

PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE SEXES

College

' and morality, the Christian Center sits in the middle of our campus,
jt what affect does morality and religious beliefs have on the sexual
35% of the campus responding, the P&W takes a look at the sexual
hile this survey does not necessarily represent the facts of the student
ie us with a look into what over 400 students value and practice in the

irvey, we at the P&W hope that we can invite mature and useful com-
c that is often regarded as taboo. Sex is a part of our lives, whether you
re sexually active or not. The emotional and physical consequences
ccordingly, sex is often regarded as the highest level of intimacy one
another. As one respondent wrote, "Sexual intercourse is the greatest
ve to my mate. There-is nothing like that experience in the world."
a powerful act often creates confusion, contemplation and worry,
ey, and subsequent articles printed in this edition, we hope that you
ers to some of your questions. There are several resources on campus
o you. Whether your need is in preparing for safe sex, exploring your
or just answering questions you may have, there is someone you can

s and take anything you learn with you. While the choice to become
ie individual's choice, it is always important to be educated. Be safe in
and above all, be sure you are comfortable with your actions...

DID MORE MEN OR WOMEN PARTICIPATE?

46%

MEN

Of the 419 participating students, 54% were women. The num-
bers broke down to 226 women and 193 men. This closely mirrors
the men to women ration on campus.

Of the 419 participating students, 63% re-
ported they had had sexual intercourse. That
would be 264 students who have had sexual
intercourse. 155 of the survey group are virgins.

63%
ACTIVE

QUESTION III-l
HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEXUAL
INTERCOURSE?

QUESTION III-2
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Of the 419 students participating:

No M: 28% 53 Yes M: 72% 139
W: 45% 103 W: 55% 124

QUESTION III-3
HAVE YOU EVER HAD DIGITAL
(HANDS, FINGERS, ETC.) SEX?

Of the 419 students participating:

No M: 23% 44 Yes M: 77% 148
W: 34% 78 W: 66% 149

QUESTION III-4
HAVE YOU EVER MASTURBATED?

200
150
100
50

NO

YES

0

NO

YES

Of the 419 students participating:

No M: 18% 35 Yes M: 82% 157
W: 27% 61 W: 73% 166

Of the 419 students participating:

No M: 13% 24 Yes M: 87% 168
W: 65% 148 W: 35% 79

IS MILLSAPS SUPPORTIVE OF SEXUAL CONCERNS?

QUESTION IV-6

DO YOU FEEL MILLSAPS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSES THE EDUCATIONAL
AND SUPPORTIVE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS CONCERNING SEXUAL

ISSUES?

Of the 419 students participating:

YES
NO

48%
52%

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SPECIAL THANKS

The staff of the Purple and White would like to thank the following people for their
help in making the Sex Survey a success:

Dr. Andrew Royappa
Dr. Stephen Black

Micah Davis
Sarah Campbell
All students who participated

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997

► Sex

from page 1

it's just less acceptable. We're made to feel
guilty about it."

When there may be an issue like guilt con-
cerned, do students at Millsaps feel comfort-
able talking about it or other sex related is-
sues? Dr. Janis Booth, a counselor on cam-
pus, answered saying that she "hopes they
[students] are. Issues related to sexuality are
difficult for people to talk about many times.
It would be uncomfortable to talk to any
professional, that's one reason why we also
try to keep students informed of counseling
options off campus too."

There are so many sex related issues to
address. Millsaps has a Sexual Harassment
Committee and a Sexual Misconduct Com-
mittee to help further address some of the
issues. Dr. Diana Heise, Chair of the Sexual
Harassment Committee, said "We are here
for informal resolutions related to sexual
harassment. We are not here to decide pun-
ishment or guilt or innocence. You don't
have to be sure it's sexual harassment to
come and talk to us. We're guided in what
we do primarily based on what the person
wants to do. The only exception is if there's
an issue of safety. After that everything is
fairly open and broad. I think there is an
appearance that the school doesn't pay at-
tention to issues of sexual harassment or mis-
conduct, but there are people on this cam-

pus who are very caring." Dr. Black, Chair
of the Sexual Misconduct Committee stated,
"We want to support women who have been
sexually assaulted or help them make deci-
sions that will be helpful to them."

Nurse Florence Cooper is another mem-
ber of the Millsaps Community who can of-
fer assistance regarding sex related issues.
Nurse Cooper remarked, "I can help anybody
if they come to me. I see everything from A-
Z." When asked about STDs on campus she
responded, "I feel like there are a lot of STDs
out there, but I'm just seeing the tip of the
iceberg."

Each year Nurse Cooper gets about $200
to $300 from the SB A to purchase condoms
for the Millsaps community. This money
allows her to buy approximately 1000
condoms a year. This may not seem like
much, but about five or six years ago Millsaps
did not even permit the distribution of
condoms. It was Nurse Cooper who ap-
proached Gary Fretwell, when he was Dean
of Student Affairs in 1991, and was granted
permission to finally distribute condoms.

So judge for yourself in regards to sex-
related issues on campus, but take advantage
of your resources and be sure to educated
yourself on all issues. The results from the
recent sex survey could be an eye opening
experience (see pages 8-9).

Speaking out on sexual behavior

Stephanie Yasinski/l'bW

Dr. Stephen Black looks at a book he uses as reference when teaching "Love and Sexuality".
This popular class looks at perceptions and ideas about sex that have been fostered
throughout the year. Black also draws knowledge from his position as chair of the Sexual
Misoncduct Committee.

What issues are you as Chair of the
Sexual Misconduct Committee
concerned with?

"All kinds of sexual misconduct like sexual
harassment and sexual assault. I'm con-
cerned that students, faculty, and staff be
knowledgeable and realize that -the college
is interested in preventing and dealing with
sexual harassment and sexual assault. Issues
the committee and college has been strug-
gling with is student awareness. We'd like
students who have problems in these areas
to report them so we can do something."
Do you think being in the "Bible Belt"
of America plays a factor in the sexual
activity on campus?

"It seems to me that being in the bible belt
religious attitudes reflect peoples behavior,
sometimes it doesn't prevent sexual activity

but it may cause them to feel guilty or upset.
Religious attitudes are linked or correlated
with attitudes towards sex education and in-
formation so I would expect in a highly reli-
gious environment for attitudes towards sex
education to be conservative."
What are some interesting results that
you have found from the sex survey you
conducted in your Love and Sexuality
class in 1996 and 1997?
"Attitudes towards homosexuals are nega-
tive. I asked the question "If you found out
your roommate was homosexual what would
you do?" 17% of males said they would feel
angry or betrayed, 33% of males said they
would feel repulsed, 57% of males said they
would be happy they told them, 8% of fe-
males said they would feel betrayed, 15% said
they would feel repulsed, and 76% said they
would be happy theytold them."

Nurse Cooper answers
questions on safe sex

Stephanie Ya\iii\ki/l'ttW

Nurse Cooper displays resources to help people learn about safe
sex. As head of the Wesson Health Center, Nurse Cooper is
always available to help answer questions about sexual issues,
especially concerning health concerns. Furthermore, the Health
Center offers a variety of aids for students who wish to practice
safe sex.

What do you think about making condoms more
available on campus?

"It would be good to have them more widely available, but
lets face it they're available off campus. It would be good if it
were a student initiative"

What if a girl comes to you because she wants to get on
birth control or if a student wants an HIV test?

"I can refer female students to Lakeland Family Practice Cen-
ter for an appointment with an GYN in order to get birth con-
trol. I can administer Depo Provera injections, I just have to
have consent from a doctor. If someone wants an HIV test, I
refer them to the Hinds County Health Department. I can do a
lot for a person if they come to me. I see everything from A-Z."

What do you think the campus needs?

"What we need to do on this campus is talk about education
programs on safe sex and STDs. I think people in general feel
uncomfortable talking about STDs. I feel like there are a lot of
STDs out there, but I'm just seeing the tip of the iceberg." There
are a lot of health programs I'd like to do, but I'm only here six
hours a day and most of my time is spent taking care of stu-
dents."

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997 NEWS 1 1

Order of Q honors greeks

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

As part of the first annual Greek Week, Order of Omega hosted
their annual awards day ceremony last Thursday morning. During
the ceremony, chapters were honored for their achievements.

The sorority that accumulated the most awards was Chi Omega,
who won Excellence in Public Relations and the Sorority award of
Excellence for overall achievement for the past academic year. The
Award of Excellence is the highest award given to sororities by Or-
der of Omega.

The Spirit Award was given to Tri-Delta. "We got this award for
promoting internal spirit and keeping up morale in the chapter,"
said Ashley Calhoun, president.

During award day, the Greek Man and Woman of the year were
named. This honor is given to the greek woman and man that
exhibit outstanding leadership abilities and campus and commu-
nity involvement as well as academic excellence. Congratulations
to Kappa Delta Mary Largent and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chris
Alexander for this honor.

The fraternity that won the most awards was Sigma Alpha Epsi-
lon. The SAE's won the Risk Management Award, the Academic
Programming Award, and the Award of Excellence for outstanding
overall chapter achievement.

President Chris Alexander said, "I am very proud of my chapter
for the excellent strides it has made in the several endeavors which
culminated in us winning the Chapter Award of Excellence." These
"several endeavors" include winning the Omicron Delta Kappa
Scholarship Trophy, the National Scholarship Trophy, and the Na-
tional Chapter Achievement Award.

Lambda Chi Alpha won the final award for fraternities, the Phil-
anthropic Programming Award. "We're really happy we won this
award," said Vice President Roan Evans. "Our food drive was really
successful. We hope to do well in the future." They hosted their
17th annual "Pantry Raid" this year.

Order of Omega has begun a new system for winner selections.
"One small group of officers reviews the applications," said Kate
Calvert, an Order of Omega Vice President, "and they nominate
three or four, depending on the size of the organization, and have
the rest of the members give one nomination out of those three or
four applicants."

Kudos to Kappa Alpha

Don Cumbest

Guest Writer

The Alpha Mu chapter of Kappa Alpha Order began 1996-1997
determined to improve upon excellence. In the past 11 years, Al-
pha Mu has been ranked the top chapter of Kappa Alpha 10 times.
Outlined here are some of Alpha Mu's accomplishments.

The attaining of chapter scholastic objectives was reflected in a
chapter GPA of 3.15 and in the personal accomplishments of the
brothers. Alpha Mu claimed the fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa
Scholarship Trophy for the 18th time in the past 20 semesters. Al-
pha Mu achieved the second highest Kappa Alpha GPA in the na-
tion. During the year 57 brothers were recognized on the Dean's
List. Four brothers were inducted Phi Beta Kappa, and five were
accepted to medical school. 18 brothers graduated Cum Laude,
Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude.

Additionally, the chapter supports the Adopt-A-Highway effort
on Lakeland Drive. Alpha Mu recognizes faculty members for their
service to the College. Each year the chapter donates $ 100 worth of
books to the college library in the name of a deserving faculty mem-
ber. Last year, Alpha Mu raised $3000 for MDA and donated 2000
man hours. The chapter organized a flag football tournament called
the MDA Grid-Iron Challenge. The tournament paired a fraternity
with a sorority or Rho Chi team to benefit MDA and improve Greek
relations. The chapter sponsored the MDA 3 on 3 Basketball tour-
nament. Alpha Mu also participated in the KA/KD Easter Egg Hunt
for the faculty's children. Alpha Mu continued traditional efforts
like the MDA Roadblock and the Chi Omega/ Kappa Alpha blood
drives.

Alpha Mu is represented on all male varsity sport teams. Former
chapter president Peter Austin was elected Most Distinguished Man
and three of five SBA officers were from Alpha Mu. Alpha Mu won
the Fraternity of Excellence Award and the Risk Management Award
last year, both given by the Order of Omega Greek Honorary.

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Simpsonites
must unite!

Once upon a time, there was a great
and powerful entity - Matt Groening -
and he decided to create his world -
Springfield. On the first day, he created
Bart, Homer, Lisa, Marge and Maggie.
On the second day, he created
Springfield's other inhabitants (includ-
ing the lovable Willie and the nasty Mr.
Burns). On the third day, he created
Duff Beer. On the fourth day, he cre-
ated Moe's Tavern. On the fifth day, he
created Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
and Smilin' Joe Fission. On the sixth
day, he created Springfield elementary.
And on the seventh day, he cracked
open a Duff, and it was good. Amen.
Ritual

Do you watch The Simpsons every
day at 5:30 on Fox 40 and on Sundays
at 7:00 religiously? Do you feel empty
inside every time you miss it? Do you
say "d'oh" whenever you bump your
head? Have you ever said to anyone,
"Don't have a cow, man"? Do you have
a cat named Snowball II or a dog named
Santa's Little Helper? Have you ever
asked for Duff at a bar? If you answered
yes to any or all of these questions, then
chances are you are a Simpsonite.
Apple pie

You shouldn't be ashamed for being
a Simpsonite. Your neighbors won't
shun you. You won't be denied employ-
ment. You'll still be able to get a mem-
bership at the local country club. In
fact, you should be proud for being a
devout Simpsonite. Being a Simpsonite
means you are a follower of one of the
funniest shows ever on television, and
one of the most popular. The Simpsons
is a great American tradition! American
as apple pie! The Flintstones? Who?
The Simpsons are America!
You'll laugh, but you won't cry

I myself am a Simpsonite. I've
watched the show since its early days.
I've been through it all: Maggie's first
word, Bart's first girlfriend, Mr. Burns
birthday party with The Ramones,
when Homer met Marge, etc. Now The
Simpsons might not be as family-ori-
ented as Family Matters, or as idyllic as
Leave It to Beaver, but I still think it de-
serves its place among the greatest TV
shows of all time. The Simpsons is in its
eighth season and still going strong.
There's been toys, T-shirts, mugs, cal-
endars, books and video games made,
all that's left is a movie! (I wish!) The
Simpsons is an American legacy. Here's
to another eight years!

The day of the
battle of the Jackals

Action shots from
The Jackal. Above:
Richard Gere, the
IRA terrorist, and
Sidney Poitier, FBI
agent, cut a deal.
Right: Bruce Willis,
the Jackal, gets
animalistic in the
climactic subway
scene.

How does the high-tech, special ef-
fects laden blockbuster of the 90s,
The Jackal compare to its low-tech,
special effects barren forefather of
the 70s, The Day of the Jackal!

by Carey Miller &

Mark Salvaggio

Not many of you may have heard
of 1973's The Day of Jackal until you
heard about the 90's version, The
Jackal (which opened this past week-
end). Or perhaps you didn't have a
clue that The Jackal wasn't an origi-
nal story, which is to say, you don't
know much about Hollywood. Fol-
lowing the 90's film philosophy, "it's
easier to butcher an old screenplay
than write your own," The Jackal
takes the bare bones storyline of the
'73 classic and mutates it into cliched
two-fisted explosion-riddled Holly-
wood trash. We'd like to take a mo-
ment now to compare and contrast
the disappointing The Jackal to its
vastly superior predecessor, The Day
of The Jackal.

The Jackal's, opening credits were
promising. They showcased the his-
tory of communist Russia through a
series of disjointed documentary
footage set to raging, angry (of
course) techno music. Too bad the

opening credits had noth-
ing at all to do with the
rest of the movie.

The Day of the Jackal's
opening sequence isn't
half as spectacular as The
Jackal's, but it provides an
excellent contrast between
the two. While The Jackal
is all flash and noise, Day
of the Jackal is all story and
suspense.

Both movies' basic plot
centers around a revolu-
tionary group's plot to as-
sassinate a powerful pub-
lic official through the expertise of a
veteran sniper who calls himself
Jackal. The action focuses on the
Jackal's elaborate preparations for the
murder and the police's attempts to
thwart it.

The Day of the Jackal is set mainly
in France and Britain, and involves
the plot of the OAS (an anti-Algerian

Will French president Charles He Caulle get
assassinated in 1973's The Day of the Jackal?
Rent it today to find out!

liberation group) to assassinate
France's president, Charles De Gaulle.
After several failed attempts, they
employ the talents of (you guessed
it!) a mysterious bloke by the code
name of Jackal. The suspense of the
movie stems from the fact that the
police is always just two steps behind
► See Jackal on page 13

Time to laugh over Spilt Milk

Special to the I'&W

The above improv comedy troupe, Spilt Milk, will be visiting our
lovely Millsaps campus this Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. in AC
215 courtesy of your friends at Major Productions. So, don't cry
over Spilt Milk, laugh instead!

Gridley's good

Carey Miller

ASlE Editor

If you love barbeque, Southern style, then
Gridley's is the place for you. We're not
talkin' weak ol' sweet-n-tangy Texas style
barbeque, we're talkin' spicy, melt-your-
tongue-off-and-leave-you-droolin'-for-more
Southern Style barbeque. Perhaps you're
Cajun? Think the gumbo you get in New
Orleans is spicy enough to make a grown
man cry?. You haven't tasted spicy until
you've eaten at Gridley's.

It's spicy, but not the kind of spicy that's
all heat and no taste. Gidley's barbeque is
busting with taste. From the first bite you'll
be hooked. Whether you have the chicken,
beef, or pork, a Gridley's sammich platter
(which comes with bbq beans and spicy fries)
is a heavenly meal. They also have something
they call Killer Shrimp, which are giant
shrimp grilled with spices which comes with

an amazing spicy sauce and some bread for
► See Gridley's on page 14

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You may have found a little white
slab of plastic in your P.O: Box this past
week. Being a Millsaps student, you
probably used your advanced skills of
deductive reasoning (and your third
grade reading skills) to conclude that
the mysterious rectangular object is
your Millsaps Student Benefits Card,
and at that point you rejoiced, not only
because it was the first time you
recieved mail all year, but because you
could now reap the benefits of being a
student at The Harvard of the South.

Suddenly a problem arose: Where
the heck are these places and how do 1
take advantage of my veritable cornu-
copia of savings? Fear not, gentle
reader. I have provided a guide to the
who, what, where, when, and why of
the Millsaps Student Benefits Card.

Why, you might ask? Because it's
my job, cowboy. •

For a lavish night on the town

Looking for a place to take your little
lady for some recreation on your night
of romance but running low in funds?
Here's two places you can take your
sweetheart for less dollars thanks to
your card. There's the old standby Golf
World, located at 5124 N State St.,
which has been in Jackson since I can
remember (I played mini-golf there
when I was five). If you buy a ticket to
either Naskart or mini golf, you get a
second ticket of equal of lesser value
free! If mini windmills and multicol-
ored golfballs don't strike your fancy,
you can go to Larwill Lanes (1423 Old
Square Rd) and bowl a few frames. If
you bowl a game, you can get one free
(Mon-Fri, 10-5 only). Unfortunately,
you'll still have to pay for those geeky
shoes.

For a great night indoors

If you'd rather take the lazy route,
you can order a pizza and go rent some

movies and lounge around indoors.
First, order a pizza from Domino's and
get a large single topping for just $7.49
plus tax. While you're waiting for the
pizza dude, cruise on down to Video
Library on 1-55 and grab 3 flicks (2
movies at regular price, and the third
free). Soon you'll be chowin' down on
pizza and watching the latest block-
buster, and life will be good.
On the way to Northpark...

If you're heading down County Line
Road, you can swing by Be-Bop Record
Shop and grab the latest hits for 10%
off. (That means if its $15.99 it'll be
$15, oh, the savings!) Afterwards you
can roll to Kinko's and make photo-
copies of whatever you need to be
multiplied (they frown on illicit goods,
sorry...) all for 10% off! (Shipping, post-
age, and videoconferencing excluded.)
Hungry? Don't despair!

If you sleep through dinner (as we
nocturnal Millsaps students are apt to

do) or are just jaded with caf food you
can get 10% off the scrumptious good-
ies at the Millsaps Wendy's, or, if you
don't mind driving, you can go to
Pasquale's (4301 Lakeland Dr.) and get
10% off menu items there, that is, if
you're not already sick of pizza.
Be true to your school

If you want to be a true blue
Millsapian, you can traverse the fence
and head to the age-old standby CS's,
which has been frequented by genera-
tions of Millsaps students, and get 5%
off the delicious burgers there. Maybe
you need something to get you crowin'
in the morning? Then go to the
Millsaps coffee shop of choice, Cups
(2757 Old Canton Rd) and grab a large
cup of Java for the price of a small.
Move along, little doggie!

So what are you waiting for? Get off
your rear and go take advantage of all
the great deals! You're a card-carryin'
Millsaps student, by golly!

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from page 12

the Jackal as he purchases a custom made sniper rifle, engineers
some fake passports, woos a lonely woman, and leaves four corpses
in his wake. The police are hard-working (without today's technol-
ogy), calculated, and intelligent. The climax of the movie is brief,
but extremely effective, the success of the killer left for the audience
to decide.

The Jackal opens with a raid on a Russian bar by the FBI and the
Russian police which results in the death of a Russian crime over-
lord. The crime boss's brother decides to take revenge by killing a
prominent American figure. They hire for the job (you guessed it
again!) the Bandicoot! (just kidding... the Jackal, of course). Minor
suspense comes from the ongoing confrontation between the added
character of an IRA hit man and his more evil counterpart. In a
move reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs meets The Rock, the FBI
releases the Irish soldier to deduce his tactics. The Jackal for the new
age equips himself with an ultra-powerful gatling cannon, engineers
fake passports, does not woo a lonely woman, and leaves a dismem-
bered, greasy grunge hippy in his wake.

The actors of The Day of the Jackal all went into the land of the
obscure when the 70s ended, but their performances did the job
and did it well for the story. There wasn't any particularly bad act-
ing, but neither were there any Oscar- winners. Just think of any
British movie from the 70s and you'll get the idea.

We want to be nice to The Jackal's actors, whose performances
were stunted by the two-dimensional characters they played. Bruce
Willis plays, basically, John Mclane from Die Hard with fewer emo-
tions and a psychopathic mean streak in the part of the Jackal. Ri-
chard Gere plays the IRA killer who sometimes mysteriously loses
his Irish accent. Sidney Poitier plays Sidney Poitier (actually he plays
the lead FBI detective) in easily the best performance of the whole
picture. He's at least somewhat interesting.

The strongest difference between the two versions of the story is
that, even though the target of the older version is a historical fig-
ure whose fate history has already recorded, you still feel that the
70s Jackal has a better chance of completing his mission than does
the actually superior (in terms of ability) 90s killer whose target is a
fictional character.

Bottom Line: if you like the flash and cliches of 90s Hollywood
movies, then The Jackal is your bag. But if you prefer a suspenseful
story driven thriller, The Day of the Jackal delivers.

14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMEN

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1 997

'HOROSCOPE,

The Sensuous Swami

Aries - Your enthusiasm has not been
greeted with the best responses lately.
However, it is sorely needed where it is
most rejected. Hold on just a little longer
and everything will be kosher.
Taurus - Patience is a virtue. Never for-
get that when confronted with the dim-
witted masses. It is possible that you are
at times a part of that group.
Gemini - The duality of your nature has
enabled you to survive thus far. But how
well do you really know yourself? Bal-
ance must be achieved in your head as
well as in your personality.
Cancer - You cannot always protect those
you care about. Sometimes all you can
do is watch and wait for better times. In
the meantime, romance lingers on the
horizon. Do not be afraid to catch it.
Leo - Do not begrudge anyone your sym-
pathy. Even the worst scumbags need a
friend, and you of all people should un-
derstand that.

Virgo - Try not to be overly critical of
those who care about you. They will not
allow themselves to be pushed away for-
ever.

Libra - Remember to breathe. It helps in
times of crisis. But do not overdue it.
Hyperventilating will get you nowhere
but on the floor.

Scorpio - Passion is overrated. Try not to
be so consumed by things, and life will
be easier for everyone involved, espe-
cially for you.

Sagittarius - Honesty has not been your
strong point for awhile now. Try to un-
tangle yourself before you choke.
Capricorn - Stress will kill you. Fun helps
you live longer. What you do with this
information is your own business, but
the latter is heavily recommended.
Aquarius - Independence is overrated.
Sometimes it is okay to lean on others.
Your friends are here to support you. Let
them.

Pisces - Those around you need your
compassion more than ever. Do what you
can, but to not compromise yourself.

Millsaps Major innocent

Carey Miller St Chris Johnson

A&E Editor & Layout Editor

According to F.C.B.I. sources, the
Millsaps Major has established an air-
tight alibi that places him at the
Millsaps hangout, The Cherokee, the
night of Herff Jones' death, Nov. 5.

"Yeah, he was there," said David
Chambers, Millsaps student, "How
could I forget? After cheering prac-
tice, he told me he wanted to unwind
because it had been an extremely
hectic day, so I took him to the
Cherokee. It just so happened that
the MC Choctaw was there when we
showed up, and he started taunting
the Major, looking for a fight. The
Major tried to calm him down, but
that only led the Choctaw to punch
the Major. A knock-down drag-out

►Gridley's

The Major

brawl ensued -
I'm surprised
we made it out
with our lives."

The F.C.B.f.
is currently in-
vestigating a
new lead in the
case. Mark
Salvaggio, Herff
Jones' protege, told the F.C.B.I. that
he had a dream in which Herff's
ghost came to him and said, "Beware
of those who are made of pen and
ink," and disappeared in a cloud of
smoke. "When I woke up," Salvaggio
said, "I was clutching a Joe Student
cartoon, and suddenly I knew."

Salvaggio suggested to the F.C.B.I.
that Student was their man. They

searched his dorm room, and found
a vial of Valium (the drug used to fake
Herff's suicide) and a bloody knife.

Joe Student is currently being held
at Smokey Bear Maximum Security
Prison and would not comment.

"I will not rest until my master's
murder is avenged," said Salvaggio,
brandishing a katana. "You hands are
red with the blood of the innocent.
You have vio-
lated the code
of Bushido, and
you must pay,
Joe Student!
You must pay!"

The F.C.B.I. is
currently keep-
ing watch on

Mr. Salvaggio. Mark Salvaggio

from page 12

dunkin'. This is my favorite meal from Gridley's (but
unfortunately the most expensive). If you have an af-
finity for fried pickles (which I admit is an acquired
taste ) Gridley's has the best I have ever tasted. They
come with a sauce so delicious and spicy that you can't
stop eating it. For all you cheese stick fans, forget
Bennigan's, Ruby Tuesday's and the like. Gridley's has
cheese sticks so full of flavor that you could make a
meal of them in and of themselves.

The Adventures of Joe Student

There is one drawback to all the spicy goodness that is
Gridley's. It starts with a b and ends with a urp. That's
right, if you eat at Gridley's expect to get indigestion. In
fact, they have a Pepcid AC dispenser in the bathroom.
Not a good sign. The food at Gridley's is so good how-
ever, that it's worth a little heartburn. But don't take my
word for it, go to Gridley's grab a sammich, a plate o'
pickles and a beer and then you'll know what Southern
barbeque is all about.

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SPORTS 15

Quarterback
flip-flops

Coaches in the NFL this year have
been pulling the plug on their quarter-
backs at an alarming rate. In the 1980s,
the quarterback was one of the most
stable positions on the football field.
This year, however, that has not been
the case. Over 45 quarterbacks have
thrown more than 50 passes this year!
Another shocking statistic is that nine
NFL teams have switched between all
three of their quarterbacks during the
year already!

Some of the teams that have been
involved in this quarterback carousel
have included the Saints, who have
started Heath Shuler and Danny
Wuerffel, the Bears, who have started
Rick Mirer and Erik Kramer, and the
Eagles, who have switched between Ty
Detmer, Rodney Peete and Bobby
Hoying. The Colts, Bills, Giants, Cardi-
nals and Jets have also participated in
this QB shuffle. I need a binder to keep
track of all of them.

All this quarterback switching leads
to a feeling of insecurity among those
players and adds to the weight put on
their shoulders.

I have been on both sides of the fence
in high school and it is not a good situ-
ation for either party. For the quarter-
back leaving the game, his pride is usu-
ally damaged, along with his confi-
dence. Anytime he is in a game again,
he will be "looking over his shoulder"
to see if he is going to be benched.
Sometimes this may lead to a better per-
formance, but not often. Concentration
is the key to being a successful quarter-
back and without it, he is useless.

For the entering quarterback, he is
thrown into the game cold and rusty.
It takes time for a quarterback to get
used to the defense and the timing
down with his receivers. There is usu-
ally no time, however, for this type of
"on-the-job training" when the team
is losing by ten points.

Sometimes, a new QB in the game
will put a spark into the struggling of-
fense, but it does not happen often.

The NFL has learned how rough it is
on quarterbacks to keep switching
them, but the funny thing is that they
keep doing it! It is a bad habit to get
into and one that is difficult to pull out
of, especially when it becomes normal.

I can tell things are bad when Mi-
ami head coach Jimmy Johnson has
threatened to bench future Hall of
Famer and All-Pro Dan Marino for Craig
Erikson!

Swoosh,
there it is!

Steve Scott and DeWayne Townsend

Sports Editor and Guest Writer

As the 1997-98 basketball season draws
near, a group of experienced, talented play-
ers begin to focus on the upcoming season.
After a 14-11 season (7-7 in conference and
3rd place), their goal for the 1997-98 season
is to win the conference and go to the NCAA
Tournament. The Majors have won the con-
ference and went to the NCAA Tournament
two out of the last three years. Coach John
Stroud calls last year's team "a transitional
team from the great team two years ago to
this year's team."

The three returning starters played a sig-
nificant role in the Major's success last year.
Leading the squad is Zac Wallace, a senior
that was a member of the Millsaps team that
went 25-3 and advanced to the round of 16
in the NCAA Tournament three years ago.
Wallace, from Jackson, averaged 13.6 PPG
and 5.9 RPG last year. Wallace was also an
AII-SCAC Honorable Mention last year.
Wallace is a very athletic, emotional leader
with the best defensive skills on the team. A
much improved perimeter jump shot should
help strengthen his skills for the upcoming
season.

Senior Josh Danos, from Larose, LA., is an-
other player that is expected to maintain his
great play from last year. Last season, Danos
averaged 8.6 PPG and 2.6 APG and led the
► see B-BALL on page 16

Stan Ma.yiT/IW

Transfer Jared Grabow goes up for a shot around several players in a
scrimmage game against Belhaven College. The Majors kick off their
season on Friday.

Intramural soccer kicks

Kappa Alpha wins regular season; teams prepare for playoff run

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

Intramural soccer's regular season ended
this weekend with the delayed grudge match
#3: Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Kappa Sigma I in the
cold and harsh conditions of Millsaps' soc-
cer field. This game did not have as many
implications as it was expected to because
the Kappa Alpha intramural team had al-
ready sowed up the first seed in the tourna-
ment.

The Sigs defeated the Pikes, in a defensive
game, by a score of 1-0. The game actually
turned out to be a "practice" session for both
teams because they are scheduled to meet
each other in the semifinals of the tourna-
ment.

The KAs concluded their regular season
play with a win over Kappa Sigma II and fin-
ished with a 4-1 overall record.

The Pikes, who concluded their season with the
Sig match, finished the regular season with a 3-2
overall record.

The Sigs, who defeated the Pikes to gain the #2
seed in the tournament, finished the season with an
overall record of 4-1. They are #2 seed because of
their earlier loss to the KAs.

The SAEs, who were awarded a victory for the their
final game against the Lambda Chi team because of
forfeit, finished with a 2-3 record.

The Lambda Chi team forfeited out of competi-
tion earlier in the season.

Brian Rcrryhilt/l'toW

Pikes Mike Pizzolatto and Kevin McMahon attempt to chase down
Sig Nick Licata in Sunday's regular season finale. The Sigs won 1-0.

The Sig II team ended its season with the loss to the KAs
and finished with a 2-3 record. They receive the #4 seed
due to their win over SAE.

In the first round of the playoffs, SAE and Kappa Sigma II
will face off in. a re-match of the shutout Sig victory earlier
in the regular season. The winner of that game, Thursday at
3:30, gets the privilege of facing #1 KA in the semifinals.
The KAs have a bye into that game.

The winners of the two semifinal games on Friday (KA-
Kappa Sig II-SAE winner is at 2:30 and Pike-Kappa Sig I at
3:30) will fight for the title of intramural soccer champion
on Sunday at 2:30. . •

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1997

► B-BALL from page 15

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 4-0-0 9-0-0

Centre , 3-1-0 6-3-0

Sewanee 1-3-0 5-4-0

Millsaps 1-3-0 3-7-0

Rhodes 1-3-0 2-7-0

* NCAA tourney bid

Saturday's Scores:

Trinity 45 Millsaps 13

Centre 38 Rhodes 14

Hockey in the air

Lacrosse goes south of Mason-Dixon line

Frankie Winn

Staff Writer

Lacrosse, an immensely
popular sport in the Northeast,
is finally trickling its way down
to the South. Lacrosse was origi-
nally an Indian war game, ac-
cording to a

knowledgeable
veteran of the
sport, Matt
Carroccio, a
Bethseda, MD
native. "It was
one tribe
against an-
other tribe.
They played
over miles and
miles of fields."

Junior, Brad
Litkenhous, a
Millsaps la-
crosse enthusiast, says that "Na-
tive American history often re-
fers to lacrosse as a "Little
Brother of War".

The sport has evolved since
the Indians played, especially
over the last thirty years. For
those of you who don't know
too much about lacrosse, it
might be hard to imagine the
dynamics of the sport.
Carroccio best describes it as
"hockey in the air". Litkenhous
backs this up with a longer defi-
nition; "In lacrosse, we wear as
many pads as football players,
we run as much as soccer play-
ers, and we throw more times
than baseball players in a single
game."

The lacrosse stick ranges from
4 to 6 feet in length, and is made
out of wood, aluminum, or ti-
tanium. At the end of the stick
there is a pocket that carries the
ball. A player has to "cradle"
his stick, or twist his stick back
and forth, when he has posses-
sion of the ball in order to keep
the ball from falling out when
he runs. There are ten people to

"Guarding people
and setting pics
is a lot like bas-
ketball, and you
check people like
you do in
hockey. "

— Brad Litkenhous,
Junior

a men's team: 3 midfielders, 3 at-
tack men, 3 defense men and a
goalee. The three midfielders are
subbed often because they never
stop running during the game.

Litkenhous will soon begin
practice for the lacrosse spring sea-
son here in
Jackson. He is
a midfielder,
or "middle",
on a Jackson
lacrosse league
that started up
three years
ago. This will
be his second
year to partici-
pate. They
compete with
T u 1 a n e ,
Rhodes,
Loyola, and
New Orleans club teams.
Litkenhous says the game is "real
easy to pick up. The attacking
positions take some expertise, but
for the most part skills from other
sports transfer over to lacrosse.
Guarding people and setting pics
is a lot like basketball, and you
check people like you do in
hockey."

Litkenhous stressed that "la-
crosse is a great way for an ath-
lete to have fun and stay in shape
for other sports in the off-season."

A lacrosse stick will run about
$60, helmet is $100, gloves are
$40, and armpads are $40. "You
have to order from a lacrosse cata-
log, because there aren't any stores
that carry lacrosse equipment."

Litkenhous has been actively
recruiting on campus. He believes
that "lacrosse is one of the fastest
growing sports in the United
States, because there are field po-
sitions suited for everyone."

If you are interested in any of
the technical aspects of the game,
look up Matt Carroccio, and if you
are interested in playing lacrosse,
look up Brad Litkenhous.

team in three pointers. He hit a couple of
clutch, game winning shots for the Majors
last season. Danos was an All- SCAC Honor-
able Mention last year.

Willie Hobson, a jun-
ior out of Jackson, pos-
sesses a great deal of
natural talent. Hobson
is very athletic and will
be a strong asset for the
team. His explosive
play and offensive skills
make him fun to watch.
Last year, Hobson aver-
aged 11.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG,
and 2.0 APG.

Two key returnees to
the team are senior Gor-
don Richardson and
junior Chad Gardner,
who both played well
coming off the bench.
Richardson, from
Gulfport, Ms., is a very
physical player that will
be helpful in the
Major's interior game.
Last year, he averaged
4.4 PPG as well as 3.4
RPG. Gardner hails
from Huntsville, AL,
and will likely round out Millsaps' starting
team. Last year, Gardner averaged 3.2 PPG
and 2.1 RPG. With more playing time ex-

Junior Willie Hobson shows beautiful
form in this three point attempt in the
scrimmage against Belhaven.

Other players that should see time this year
are sophomore David Greer, sophomore
Brent Harrolle, junior Jon Peyton, and jun-
ior Rob Sabau.

Some newcomers
that should see some
playing time this sea-
son are Cedric Hobdy,
Derrick Massey and
Jared Grabow. Hobdy is
a freshman that is ex-
pected to mature into a
great player, Massey is
a transfer out of East
Central C.C., where he
spent two years play-
ing, and Grabow is a
transfer from Austin
College where he
gained a great deal of
playing experience.

The Millsaps 1997-98
schedule is once again
demanding. The Majors
have key non-confer-
ence road games
against Loyola, Rust,
and Huntingdon. The
Majors' home schedule
includes Pensacola,
Concordia, and the an-
nual Millsaps Classic, which includes:
Loyola, Wesley, and Rhodes. Millsaps will
also play a round robin schedule in the SCAC

pected, these two will definitely improve, for their conference games.

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Jennifer Jones

Being SB A Secretary this year has al-
vecl Hie a close look at Presidential
ponsibilities and duties. If elected,
' administration will be founded on
; motto: listen, learn, help and lead.
Listening is the only way to know
tat students want and need. Many
ices on this campus are not heard,
d we cannot be a community un-
s everyone has an opportunity to ex-
?ss their opinion. To receive a wider
riety of concerns I will institute
jnthly luncheons with randomly
ected students to allow me to hear
lat they want out of their SBA, and
,o what individuals can do to better
r school. I will also activate the SBA
tail address, allowing for direct com-
unication and direct response.
Listening will lead to learning. Our
mpus is fortunate to be full of bright,
lented people, but not everyone has
und a way to showcase their talent
our system.- Each student has
ought to Millsaps different experi-
lces from which others can learn,
pen dialogue and a willingness to
cept more ideas will only strengthen
rr community.

Helping will be another duty. The
ve SBA officers should be a team

Jason McManus

where the President gives as much sup-
port as she receives. Five people of one
accord will be more effective than one.
I also want to help students to under-
stand what SBA does and how to get
the most out of the body made of and
for students.

My major goal will be to give stu-
dents more activities. A proposal was
offered to the board of directors and
the students to receive better funding
for more activities, and 1 plan to see
this through. A second goal is to insti-
tute debit cards. As President 1 will
lobby for students to use this card in
washing machines, vending machines,
and the bookstore. In keeping with
building a community atmosphere, I
will work to bridge the gap separating
Greeks and non-Greeks and between
Greeks themselves. We must focus on
what we have in common, and I am
committed to celebrating our com-
monalities while retaining our
indiviualities.

Having been an officer I know that
these goals are possible, and I will work
hard to see these and student- gener-
ated ideas become reality. Electing me
as President will be electing a mouth-
piece for student concerns and ideas.

Our campus is on the brink of a
new era. We have a new Dean, in-
creased national recognition, exten-
sive plans for a new student center,
and many opportunities for students
to make this an even greater institu-
tion. Not only is the school posi-
tioned to improve, the SBA is also in
strong standing to break new ground
and enhance student life. With pre-
vious controversial topics such as the
grading scale resolved, we should take
advantage of this time to innovate
and improve on existing institutions.

Now serving my third year on the
Senate, I have experienced the impact
that student input can have on the
college first hand. I have gained fun-
damental leadership experience serv-
ing as chair of the Pavilion and Capi-
tal Improvement committees. As
chair of the alcohol Policy Commit-
tee, 1 led the group that evaluated the
policy and eliminated the $52 per
party registration fee while maintain-
ing an appropriate level of security. I
have worked closely with the past
three SBA administrations and have
been appointed to leadership posi-
tions by each. My service and leader-
ship was recently recognized by my

election into ODK.

As President, I would focus on in-
novation in several areas. One is the
need to significantly strengthen the
lines of communication between stu-
dents, the administration, and the
board of trustees. This is the key to the
empowerment of the student body.
The position of SBA President officially
serves as the liason between these three
bodies, and I believe my background
and experience with these groups
would allow me to do this effectively.

Innovation in campus safety and
convenience would also be high prior-
ity in my administration. Installation
of exterior dorm phones, a possible pe-
rimeter wall to protect fraternity row,
and increased access to computer fa-
cilities are topics that will receive
strong consideration. I have also dis-
cussed with the administration the
possibility of a "pub" environment to
be offered in the student center to serve
as an alternative social atmosphere.

I see the next year as being especially
exciting. With proven leadership and
dedication to the student body, 1 am
prepared to lead the SBA in facing tht
challenges and opportunities that Ik
ahead.

1 1 I I T I T I in 1 I I I I TTT 1 rrn I I I I I 1 1 I I 1 1 III n I

WILL
WIKLE

tions:

Secretary of the Security Committee
Current Senator
3a Alpha Order

lomore Psychology/Education Double

ease communication between senate
idents

>urage students to get involved in corn-
system

licize campus activities; help with
»vide publicity

i senators informed regarding their at-
ce record

e to keep the minutes as accurate as

e

uote:

ould spend the year serving the stu-
rdy and faculty in any way I could."

A Still can't decide who to vote
/^JT for? Page 4 provides duties for
each office. Also listed is a
"Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down" look at
how to decide to cast your vote.

Second Vice President

MICHAEL
BAR HAM

Affiliations:

• SBA

Current Second Vice
President
ODK

Resident Assistant
Student Alumni Association
Tower Council
Sigma Lambda President
Singers

Purple & White
Bobashela
Church/Community
involvement:

Wesley
CMT

Santa Shoestring
Circle K

Habitat for Humanity
Goals:

add integrity to the elections process
including more students within the SBA structure
develop ways to involve minorities who currently
remain unrepresented on the senate and its commit-
tees

• encouraging more dialogue with security on issues
of student safety to see improvements in the area of
campus security

JANE
COLLINS

Affiliations:

• Sigma Lambda

• Millsaps Singers

• SBA

Spirit Committee
Senator

Multi-Cultural Com-
mittee

Elections Committee
Co-Chair

Constitutional Re-
view Committee (Ad-Hoc)

Concerts and Dance
Committee

■ Delta Delta Delta

New Member Educator
Community/Church involvement:

• Wesley Foundation

• Circle K

• CMT

Midtown Project Planning Team

Goals:

• work with chairs of security, elections, and multi-
cultural committees

• reform election process for SBA
Pull Quote:

• "My goals for the office of second vice president
are quite simple: to perform the duties of the office
to the best of my ability."

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to the job as I can
efficient as it can

indication of my
my duties as SBA

KELLY
SUDDUTH

Affiliations

Tower Council
Perspectives Leader
Kappa Delta Sorority

Magazine Co-Chair
Phi Eta Sigma
Millsaps Telemarketing
Community/Church involvement:
Midtown

Bunny/Christmas Shoestring
Shamrock Project
Volunteer, Baptist Children's Ward
Relay-For-Life
Chi-O Walk A Thon
Goals:

to insure SBA stays within budget limits
Pull Quote:

"My goal is to make any possible projects to better
the school so it can be as effective as possible without
costing the student body any more money."

Voting will take pi

in the

ent Center.

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KIRK
GIPSON

First Vice President

Affiliations:

• Pi Kappa Alpha

Pledge Class President
Campus Involvement Chair
Vice President
Inter-Fraternity Council
Representative
Treasurer
Church/Community involvement:

• CMT

Brown Project
■ Santa's Shoestring

• Adopt-A-Highway Program

Goals:

• "I will make sure that all social events are properly planned
and organized and will do my best to make them even better
than events which have taken place in the past."

Pull Quote:

• "I am a hard worker, and I am asking you to let me prove
that by casting your vote in my direction on election day."

Affiliations:

• SBA

Campus- Wide Senator
Security Committee
Elections Committee
Concerts and Dance Commit-
tee

Ad-Hoc Committee to revise
the Alcohol Policy

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Social Chair

• Tower Council
■ Student Alumni Association

• Perspectives Leader
Church/Community Involvement:

- Catholic Campus Ministry
Goals:

• "One of my main goals is to ensure that the proposed in-
crease in student activities fee will be spent for the benefit of
each student."

■ Increase student involvement in SBA functions
Pull Quote:

• "I feel that I am the enthusiastic, energetic, and imaginative
person that would work hard as First Vice President."

MICKEY
PADUDA

. .... . .. ■ ,

Secretary

]

GINGER

BRANDI
WALKER

Affiliations:

Judicial Council
Chi Omega

Assistant Pledge Educator
Student Telecounseling Admissions
Business Administration Major
College Republicans
Church/Community involvement:
Episcopal Campus Group
Circle K
Goals:

• keep the student body informed through
email, the notes conference, and the news-
paper

• enthusiastically promote all SBA activi-
ties.

• offer strong support to the other offic-
ers

Pull Quote:

• "I have learned the importance of work-
ing with others in order to reach decisions
that directly affect the policies of our
school."

Affiliations:

■ Sophomore Biology Major

• Honor Code Council

• Black Student Association

Treasurer

• Alpha Kappa Alpha

Vice President

• Perspectives leader

• Majors cheerleader

■ Multi-Cultural Affairs

Multicultural festival fashion sh
ordinator

Goals:

■ improve communication

• working with various campus organi:

• ensure that accurate records for all iw
are maintained for the student body

Pull Quote:

• "This position requires the respon;
dedication, and integrity that I lend to
endeavors."

Affiliations:

• Kappa Alpha Order

Prudential Committee Chair
Assisted Treasurer
•' 1996 Millsaps Football Team

• SBA

Campus Wide Senator
Off-Campus Senator

Church/Community involvement:

• CMT

Co-Chair for Midtown Project
Pull Quote:

■ "I will put forth my best effort in serving the
Millsaps community if given the opportunity to serve
as treasurer."

MAGRUDER
HAZLIP

Affiliations:

• SBA

Social Com
Budget Rev|
Election Co!
GoodmanS

• Purple & White

Sports Editri
■ Resident Assistari

• Pi Kappa Alpha

Pledge Tre;
Active Tri

Goals:

• "to bring as mu<j
and to make the si
possibly be."
Pull Quote:

■ " "My past record!
will and determina
Treasurer."

J" | (I] |

From the Editor.

Guess what time it is again boys and girls... That's right, it's
election time. I bet you could hardly guess, what with all of
the posters, glitter and ribbons hung all over- the place. And
let's not forget the yelling of candidates that their opponents
have too many signs of the wrong sign hung. {Yawn..}

This happens every year. People get into spats over who
should run, who should support who, who has too many signs,
who is "playing dirty" and so-on-and-so-forth. No offense, this

has gotten a little old. It's this kind of
behavior and nonsense that makes
people not care who wins or loses. It
this bickering that forces a large por-
tion of the student body to view the
SBA and its officers as petty and unim-
portant. Just look at the voter turn outs
of the past few years. The dismal re-
sponse from the students says some-
thing about how important these elec-
Sam Hail tions are viewed as being.

Of course, anybody that has ever been involved or had the
opportunity to watch the SBA and the things they do knows
that the jobs of the senators, and especially the officers, de-
mand responsible, dedicated people. We are fortunate at this
school to have a student government that is truly run by the
students. The SBA is allowed a lot of decision making power
that has the potential to greatly affect our lives as students. It
would seem then, that both candidates and student voters
would take a more serious approach to these elections.

This is not the time to resort back to the ol' high school
mentality of voting where you decide an officer by the level
of their social standing. If you do that at this school, you run
the risk of severely handicapping a vital part of our campus. I
urge both candidates and voters to take a serious look at the
decision before them and to be as responsible and mature as
possible in the actions that will be taken.

We have been fortunate in the past to have capable officers.
Let's not let pettiness and immaturity ruin this tradition.

INTERNET EDITION TEMPORARILY DOWN

Editor _ Sam Hall

Managing Editors Candace Carlisle, Mark Salvaggio

Layout Manager Chad Young

Business & Advertising Manager Daniel Redmond

Office Manager Ford Day

News Editors Sandi Pullen, Jason Stine

Opinions Editors James Thompson, J.C.Jordan

Features Editors

Sports Editor i Steve Scott

Arts & Entertainment Editor Carey Miller

Columnist Jason Otis

[.ayout Editors Chris Johnson, Brian Berryhill, Adele Dauphin

Photographers Liz Dubuisson, Brian Berryhill

Faculty Advisor Sarah Campbell

Technical Advisor Stan Magee

Contributors: Kirk Gipson, Mickey Paduda, Ginger McElwee, Brandi Walker, Magruder
Ilazlip, Steve Scott, Kelly Sudduth, Will Wikle, Michael Barham, Jane Collins, Jennifer
Jones, Jason McManus

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1 998 Major Facts

President:

1) Presides as chairperson over all Student Senate meetings

2) Serves as ex-officio member of all student committees

3) Administers all resolutions and legislation of the Student Senate

4) Forms all ad hoc committees as deemed necessary

5) Appoints all ad hoc committee chairpersons

6) Appoints administrative assistants as deemed necessary

7) Acts as host and representative of students to all dignitaries and
student groups visiting on campus

8) May remove any presidential appointee

9) Delegates authority to members of standing committees

10) Acts as official representative of SBA to campus organizations

11) Performs all duties specified in the SBA bylaws and statutes

12) Serves as ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees

13) Attends faculty meetings when invited and approved by Dean

14) Appoints student ex-officio members to Trustees' committees

15) Directs and administers general policy of SBA officers

16) Shall not vote in the Senate except in case of a tie

17) May rule on questions arising from errors in the Constitution

First Vice President:

1) Serves as liaison to the Senate for specified sub-committees

2) Shall not vote as a member of the Senate

3) Shall succeed to the chair if the President cannot fill his duties

Second Vice President:

1) Serves as a liaison to the Senate for specified committees

2) Shall oversee the chair of the Elections Committee

3) Shall vote as a member of the Student Senate

4) Shall accumulate applications for SBA and College committees

5) Shall succeed to 1st Vice President if the officer cannot fill his
duties.

Treasurer:

1) Liaison to Senate for the Budget Review Committee

2) Receives and evaluates Budget Requests to propose to the Senate

3) Informs and assists campus groups of budgeting procedures

4) Works with Business Office to ensure professional handling of all
financial transactions of SBA.

5) Keeps current and accurate records of SBA expenditures

6) Evaluates special requests of the funds from General Account

7) Shall succeed to 2nd Vice President if s/he cannot fill those duties

8) Shall sign major contracts of groups that the SBA supports

Secretary:

1) Shall serve as a liaison to Senate for specified committees

2) Records the minutes of SBA meetings and gets them to Senators

3) Posts the time and place of each Senate Meeting

4) Serves as ex-officio member of the Communication Committee

5) Shall vote as a member of the Student Senate

6) Shall succeed to Treasurer if s/he is unable to fulfill his/her duties

Experience
Work ethic

Ability to work well with others

Strength of personality

Leadership ability

Strong moral and ethical character

Enthusiasm for work

Intelligence

Time management

Dedication and loyalty to students

Knowledge of Millsaps community

Knowledge of position

Personal integrity

Empathy toward student need

Past accomplishments

• Artistic ability when making posters

• Greek affiliation

• Attractiveness

• "He/she is so nice" mentality

• Popularity

• "Looks good on a resume" mentality

• Friendships/Personal relationships

• Revenge/Spite

• Peer pressure

• Bribery

• Social graces

• Sex

• Race

• Name recognition

• Psychic influences

VOTE

It's your choice; it's your voice...

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Volume LXIII • No. 15

December 4, 1997

Happy
Holidays

Jason McManus wins SBA Presidency

Brian Rcrryhitl/l'tlW

By capturing 55% of the vote, McManus narrowly defeated Jennifer Jones for SBA President.

■ Michael Barham re-
elected as 2nd Vice
President and Mickey
Paduda becomes 1st Vice
President

Jason Stine

News Editor

This week Millsaps students
participated in the Student
Body Association officer elec-
tions. On Tuesday, after the
candidates' speeches were
given in the bowl, the polls
opened in the Student Center.
On Wednesday evening the
votes were counted and Jason
McManus became the new
president-elect of the SBA with
a total of 295 votes, defeating
junior candidate and current
SBA secretary Jennifer Jones,
who had 238 votes. Also

elected on Wednesday were
Mickey Paduda as first vice-
president and Michael
Barham as second vice-
president.

McManus, a junior and
third-year SBA senator,
stated several goals in his
campaign if elected. In the
special SBA election edition
of the P&W, he stated sev-
eral "innovations" on
which he would focus in his
administration. These in-
cluded the strengthening of
"lines of communication
between students, the ad-
ministration, and the board
of trustees."

Another innovation
McManus said he would fo-
cus on if elected president

► see McManus page 5

Run-offs to be held

Sandi Pullen

News Editor

Competing for SBA Trea-
surer in the run-offs are Kelly
Sudduth and Magruder
Hazlip. In the run-offs for
SBA Secretary are Will Wikle
and Ginger McElwee.

In the Dec. 2 edition of the
P&W, McElwee said, "I want
to enthusiastically promote
all SBA activities." Her oppo-
nent, Wikle, said of his plans
for the upcoming year, "I
want to encourage students
to get involved in the SBA

committee system."

The candidates for Trea-
surer, Hazlip and Sudduth,
also stated their goals.

"I will put forth my best
effort in serving the Millsaps
community if given the op-
portunity to serve as trea-
surer," stated Hazlip.

"My goal is to make any
possible projects to better the
school so it can be as effec-
tive as possible without cost-
ing the student body any
more money," stated
Sudduth.

And the winners are...

1st Jftci,. P re sid ent

Mickey Paduda

(left) celebrates his
victory. Paduda
won 76% of the
votes over Kirk
Gipson.

2nd Vice President

Michael Barham

breathes a sigh of
relief. Barham
took 67% of the
vote in a victory
over Jane Collins.

Model UN offers experience to students

The members of the Millsaps Model UN
attended the southern regional competition
held in Atlanta, Georgia last month.

Stephanie Yasinski

Staff Writer

On November 21, 1997, a group of students left
Millsaps to travel to Atlanta, Georgia, for three days.
Their purpose was to attend the Southern Regional
Model United Nations conference, SRMUN, that was
held there. The students that went were Allison
Bailey, Kate Calvert, Erin Craig, Caroline Dill, Erica
France, Jennifer Jones, Jason Leblanc, Wes Lehman,

David Touchstone, and Kelly Walsh, and they were
accompanied by Dr. Iren Omo-Bare, the advisor for
the model UN. The conference consisted of college
students from all over the South who came to At-
lanta to participate in mock simulations of United
Nations committees as delegates from different coun-
tries.

Millsaps has only recently begun participating in
model UN conferences such as this one. So for many
attending it was their first time. Dr. Omo-Bare feels
that the model UN is valuable because you can not
have experiences such as the competition in Atlanta
in a classroom. It is something that you must learn

first hand in conferences like this. However, model
UN is not limited to just political science majors,
but all people are welcome to attend and be a part
of UN. It gives a person the opportunity to become
acquainted with other countries in a professional and
detailed manner.

The Millsaps delegates learned about the issues
that Indonesia and Saudi Arabia are dealing with at
the present time through research. Before they at-
tended the conference, the delegates also had a won-
derful time reading about the structure of the United
Nations as well as getting the chance to interact with
people from different colleges.

2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1997

Tis the Season,
We Think...

As we see this week come to a close,
and find ourselves preparing for exams
and our temporary absence from
Millsaps, we here at the Purple and
White find that we have only one thing
to say: "Phew." It has been a busy few
months, and now is the time not only
to begin to unwind but to also reflect
on the weeks past. Well, we sat and re-
flected for a little while. Now it's time
to mellow out a bit, and maybe spread
a little holiday cheer in the process.

It has been a good year for the Purple
and White thus far, and all of us down
here are proud of ourselves and the
paper, and sincerely hope everyone out
there feels we have served them well.
This is the last issue of 1997, and we
can't wait to get next year's paper un-
der way. But, thankfully, we do have a
break coming, which all of us are bound
to relish with great enthusiasm.

All of us, and all of you faithful read-
ers, have put in a lot of hard work this
semester, be it in classes, academic pur-
suits, extra-curriculars, or college news-
papers (ahem), and we need only hang
in for a little while longer before en-
joying the fruits of our labor. A lot of
us down here, so it seems, have had a
rough time this week in particular, what
with everything coming to a close, and
all loose ends needing to be tied up di-
rectly. Next week won't be nearly as
gruesome, except for the business of
exams and all. Which reminds us, good
luck to everyone on your exams. And
to faculty and staff, good luck dealing
with all the members of the student
body who will be dishing it out to you
next week, for one reason or another.
Nothing personal, of course, just stress.

Of course we cannot close our view
without mentioning the upcoming
Christmas season. So, of P&W staff re-
porting, an astounding 60% of us
proports to believe in Santa Claus. The
other 40% do, however, really dig the
Victoria's Secret commercial. So from
all of us who turn out your weekly pub-
lication, a very Merry Christmas to ev-
eryone out there, to students, to our be-
loved faculty and administration, to all
of our fans and critics. Peace on Earth,
good will towards all. Happy New Year,
and enjoy the break.

GUEST CARTOONIST: CAREY MILLER

Thanksgiving night tale

CORRECTIONS

Send any corrections to PURPLE-AND-
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Matt Miller

Guest Columnist

Last Thursday night I had a
revelation that has had a positive
impact on my life that I'd like to
share with you the students and
faculty of this campus.

For the past two weeks I had
felt as if I was in a daze. I was
missing too many classes, I was
tired of working and I was tired
of the same old circle that I found
myself running around in. Not
only that, but I felt that I wasn't
doing the right things. I was stay-
ing up too late and partying too
much, and I was suffering from
a general lack of good judgment.

All of my bad deeds and bad
feelings came to a crashing con-
clusion on Thanksgiving night.
I was out with friends and hav-
ing a relatively good time back
home in Mandeville.

Well I proceeded to do a bit of
drinking out at my dad's camp,
and after that we went to a party
out at a friends house in the
boonies. On the way home, af-
ter drinking a little more, I felt
more than capable of driving
back home. I bet you can guess
the ending to this escapade; "All
right son, I'm gonna have to ask
you to step out of the car and
stand in front of your headlights
while I read you your rights...".

I really wasn't that drunk, but
I was over the line if you know
what I mean. Somehow or an-
other I'd managed to run into a
ditch that was too deep for me
to get out of. Matthew the.blun-
der boy, able to crash cars into
ditches after a couple of beers,
had once again fallen prey to
BAD JUDGMENT. And that is
when it came to me. 1 knew all
along what right and wrong was.
I knew from the beginning of the
night that I was going to be
drinking. I knew that I was too
much over the line to drive.
These were all truths that I al-
lowed to be swept under the rug.
But they were there, hidden? No,
actually quite obvious.

So what is this revelation? We
all know instinctively what is
right and wrong.

Right there, though, I still felt
as if I could get away with it.
There were no cops, no other cars
at 3:15 in the morning, so I pro-
ceeded to walk to the nearest gas
station and call a wrecker. I fig-
ured, if I can get my car back to
my house and not get the cops
involved I can make it out of this
all right. When the cop pulled up
with his lights flashing, I gave up
any notion of getting out of the
whole mess. Yes, they took me
back to the car, yes they read me
my rights, and I complied with
the utmost knowledge that what-
ever I got, I had it coming.

Looking back, I felt such a re-
lease in the way I felt at that
moment. I knew that I had a
D.W.I., and there was no way
around it. I accepted it almost
gratefully, because I am a pretty
thick-skulled individual and I
need a good crack over the head
sometimes to knock some sense
into me. But for some reason,
there at 3:30 in the morning of
Thanksgiving a light shone down
on me from God knows where,
and the beautiful red headed po-
licewoman and her partner chose
to let me go. I remember the man
telling me, "how do you feel
about getting a D.W.I, son?" and
I guess when I told him that I had
it coming, he knew just where
my heart was. Though I've been
told I am really lucky, I still feel
that I should have gotten the full
consequences.

So what have I learned from
this little episode in my life? I
learned that there is indeed a
right and a wrong, and that
sometimes, we mortals can make
some pretty dumb decisions.
And sometimes, when the lines
are blurred and right and wrong
seems to fall into a grayness in
between, I'll always remember
the tale of a late Thanksgiving
night when my wrongs were
made right.

PHOTO POLL

What do you like
about the Purple and
White this year?

MISTY LEON
JUNIOR

The layout is
cleaner; the paper
seems more orga-
nized this year.

CASSIE SHELDON
JUNIOR

The appearance;
fonts, headings,
and pictures of the
faculty and staff
make it more
visually appealing.

JOSH HANES
SOPHOMORE

The [Purple and
White] is a lot more
liberal than other
college newspapers.

Millsaps College

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Layout Manager Chad Young

Business & Advertising Manager Daniel Redmond

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OPINIONS 3

I don't know Virginia,
ask someone else

James Thompson

Opinions Editor

First of all, hope everyone out there
in HappyLand had a happy Thanksgiv-
ing, and are all looking forward to the
next set of festive trials and tribula-
tions. I am, of course, speaking of the
Christmas sea-
son, which (due
to a late-falling
Turkey-day)
seems to be right
around the cor-
ner, leaving me so
little time upon
my return to
mentally prepare
myself for what is
destined to hit me like a ton of bricks.

I went shopping last weekend, hit a
few of the malls. This stuff's in the air,
this holiday spirit. That's the first place
you see it-the malls. Once you see the
drunken fat man luring little kids onto
his laps, daring them to tell him what
they really want for Christmas, all hope
is gone. Then people start stringing up
lights, then come the Christmas car-
ols on the radio, then the holiday TV
specials, and then before you know it,

James Thompson

jolly old Saint Nick is trying to squeeze
his posterior down the chimney.

We change during the Silly Season,
sometimes for the better. People smile
a bit easier, take things a bit lighter,
don't take life quite so seriously. But I
am having trouble seeing it lately. I
think at times that it is possible to be
too preoccupied for Christmas. There
are just too many things going on right
now, what with the end of the semes-
ter and the usual holiday stress. I real-
ize that I am not changing my percep-
tion to see life through this festive
squint, and it makes me sick. This
breaks my heart, either because I am
surrounded by such happy fools, or
that these miserable schmucks will be
hit with reality come New Year's Day.

I'm trying though, trying real hard
to keep my faith in the goodness of the
holiday season. I want to believe that
Christmas isn't just a gimmick, kept
alive by consumer interests, big busi-
ness, and Hallmark. I realize that there
is a deeper meaning, a more significant
aspect to what I see happening all
around me. But I will keep gping, play-
ing the game. So, until then, Merry
Christmas to all. Don't be fooled.

So what'd we learn?

J.C. Jordan

Opinions Editor

Well, this semester we learned that,
at least around here, masked men ma-
rauding as journalists have an uncanny
ability to foment the campus' deepest
fears (whether the objections raised are
founded or not), especially among
those parties whose past members con-
tributed in a harmful way to the mi-
nority group in

the past. In addi-
tion to the ability
of certain staff to
split the campus
into factions, we
found that the
corollary effect of
allowing these ar-
ticles to run is
that we have dis-

J.C. Jordan

cerned that majority groups (in this
campus' opinion) have no right to
denigrate minority groups by citing
controversial facts about them, but the
campus allows for persons to cite facts
about the majority's past activities and
use those against them with no hint of
reprisal. This shows that no member
of the majority can opine about the
minority in an unpopular way, which
seems to me patently unfair, especially
if we allow the opposite to occur. Please

I was sitting in the caf the other day and a
brother of mine said, "You are a bitter person." He
was referring to my columns and their usual tone
of "griping". I guess I have become a little bitter
this semester. Being down here will do that to you.

Think about it - I hear most every gripe, con-
cern, evil deed and catty fight that this campus is
host to. Instead of doing things I should be, I'm
down here. But I'm not alone.

This paper has not been "my" doing, nor am I
the reason the quality of the P&W has grown. I
wish I could take credit, but not this time. I owe all
credit to the staff. These people have gone above
and beyond everything I have asked of them. They

FROM THE EDITOR

stay up all night, they fight for their stories and
they except nothing less than the best.

When I first took on this job, I had some lofty
ideas. Their becoming a reality was questionable,
but I was willing to try. This
staff made them come true.
To them I say, "Thanks".
That wasn't too bitter

I don't know where to go
from here. At times I think I
have done all I can down here
and should resign. That
would make several people
happy. Other times I think I

pass the emetic.

Also, we have learned that the staff
is split on many issues. One, to come
or not to come to staff meetings; an-
other, if the campus is as sexually ac-
tive as our poll seems to dictate, why
isn't every staffer getting it all day ev-
ery day; and finally, we are split as to
which intoxicant should become each
individual staff member's vice of
choice, because we sure don't want to
sit around all week putting out a re-
spectable newspaper if we aren't nailed
to the floor.

We have learned that debate among
people is more fruitful when we choose
to be open about issues that concern
us, without fear that a vindictive posse
will be hot to indict and convict, or
even better, that they will become ap-
prised of hidden motives and desires...

Finally, the most important thing we
learned this semester is that nothing
lasts forever, including this editor. I
hope I have left a bitter flavor in your
mouth, a deplorable thought to rot and
die, giving you halitosis; however, you
may have seen through my irony and
effrontery to the person beneath. 1 will
be seen skipping and cavorting with
my pals in the Garden of Bad Taste,
just like a leetle gurl. And we won't be
plucking daisies, I guarantee it.

Sam Hall

should sit back and let the staff run it and just let
me act in an advisory capacity. But then again, I
love the stress and I love the chase.

For now, I'll just keep on doing what I've done,
and hopefully doing it quicker so I can get some
sleep. But I'm not satisfied quite yet. There are still
a couple of changes to come.
What I want for Christmas

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Fluorescent Manta Ray or Fluorescent Jellyfish?: Part two

by Ted Amnion

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second
and final installment of Ted Ammon 's
Piece. Part one appeared in the Nov
20 edition.

Does that mean that gravity is
increasing aboard the station and ev-
eryone is gaining weight? Is the solu-
tion the Scarsdale Diet, a hearty meal
of lettuce and aspirin to phaser-ize that
cholesterol? When there's a graviton
buildup, lose weight-isn't that some-
thing of an interstellar platitude? No,
the solution is to get rid of a glowing
orange rock that someone brought on
board, which is being auctioned for
millions of something and which turns
out to be a weird life form that eats

gravitons, grows into a fluorescent
manta ray and flies off into the local
wormhole once it is beamed out into
space.
HUH?

This plot of course derives from the
Star Trek episode where an entire city
was created out of a strange captured
being that we discover later resembles
in its natural state an enormous fluo-
rescent jellyfish but which could shape
itself at will into any sort of matter, an
entire city for example. And which also
could create matter from energy, in
particular matter in the form of what-
ever you think you want: a bowl of
apples, some nice paisley material, a

beansprout sandwich. But eventually
the Enterprise figured out that the be-
ing was the slave of the humanlike
beings that had captured it and forced
it to become a city. So Picard ordered
the Enterprise's phasers put on the
"mammary gland" setting in order to
feed the being (the city) as much en-
ergy from Mama Enterprise as it
needed. Soon enough the city trans-
formed back into the jellyfish and
floated skyward to join its mate. A
heartwarming reconciliation con-
cluded the episode as the two space
jellyfish floated away, tentacles en-
twined, conveying through Troy im-
mense gratitude. Troi gave her best

schmaltzy Betazoid smile. Even Worf
lightened up a bit. Data said, "Interest-
ing reconciliation." I sighed, and then
blurted out to my wife, "Gosh love is
beautiful between cosmic fluorescent
jellyfish!"

During Deep Space Nine, however,
when the liberated fluorescent manta
ray wriggled into the wormhole and
disappeared to the other side of no-
where a profoundly different emotion
welled up inside: perplexity. I thought,
for the third time, "HUH?- 1 don't get
it. So what's the moral-don't bring
glowing orange rocks aboard space sta-
tions, because they'll eat up all the
gravitons?"

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NATION

Unabomber's cabin
shipped to California

In order to give jurors a better look
at the home of Ted Kaczynski, the al-
leged unabomber, his lawyers had the
primitive cabin loaded into a flatbed
truck and transported to California for
the trial.

"Defense lawyers hope they can con-
vince jurors of Kaczynski's unstable
mental state," said Jonathan Lovitt in a
Dec. 3 USA Today article, "by showing
them the squalid conditions in which
he lived for two decades."

Apparently, Kaczynski had lived in
the small plywood cabin without any
heat, plumbing, or electricity. The
cabin was found crammed with books,
typewriters, a live bomb, and various
bomb-making equipment.

In the same USA Today article, Don
Heller, a former federal prosecutor in
Sacramento, said, "the smell will have
an effect on jurors. He lived packed in
filth. It's definitely not normal."

Defense lawyers for Kaczynski are
hoping to prove that their client has
schizophrenia and was incapable of
criminal intent, despite the fact that
Kaczynski's cabin contained the live
bomb and other bomb making materi-
als.

Island Excursion

Ann Mezzell

Guest Writer

This past Tuesday night, the Spanish de-
partment held a program to provide infor-
mation about its summer program in Costa
Rica. Dr. Quinn first shared some general
information about Costa Rica. Later, slides
were shown of Costa Rica trips from the past
few years and students who had participated
in the Costa Rica program shared stories of
their time spent there. The program was con-
cluded by a demonstration of the merengue,
a popular Latin American dance.

This summer, the tentative dates for the
study abroad program are July 6 - August 4.
Aside from the experience of getting to live
with a Costa Rican family and practice Span-
ish on a daily basis, the program includes
two three day excursions. The first includes
trips to the Carara Biological Reserve and the
Manuel Antonio National Park. The second
excursion includes a cruise to Tortuga Island,
a visit to the Arenal Volcano, and a trip to
the hot springs of the Tabacon Resort. The
first deposit for the summer program is due
on February 2, so those who are interested
in living and studying Spanish for a month
in Costa Rica should contact Dr. Kahn.

Shoestring gives cheer to kids

Stephanie Yasinski

Staff Writer

An array of children
stormed the sorority
houses yesterday for the
third annual Santa Shoe-
string. Children in kinder-
garten through the fifth
grade who are part of Op-
eration Shoestring's after
school program were eager
to participate in all the fes-
tivities.

The sororities hosted the
event by offering several
different themes and
games for the shoestring
children. Many other cam-

pus organizations also par-
ticipated.

Kevin Wilson, who had
the original idea of starting
Santa Shoestring in 1995,
stated that "Santa Shoe-
string is a unique event that
allows the Millsaps commu-
nity to kick off the holidays
by opening our gates to
those less fortunate."

Ten year old Adrienne
Johnson seemed to agree
when she smiled and ex-
claimed that the best thing
about Santa Shoestring is
"being together and sharing
things with Jesus".

inan herrylnli

Two SAE pledges lead Shoestring Children to the sorority
lodges for an afternoon of Christmas fun. Millsaps
community service organization will donate $700 to
Operation Shoestring, according to senior Amanda Cook,
an Operation Shoestring organizer.

Music students honored

Allen King

Special to the I'bW

Collin Glidewell and Julie Wang
pose for photographers after
winning musical awards.

Guest Writer

Julie Wang won a gold medal
in the College I Division of the
Sonata Festival sponsored by
the Music Forum of Jackson for
her performance of a Mozart
Sonata on November 22nd. The
competition was held at
Belhaven. Of the many favor-
able things said about her play-
ing, one of the judges described
Julie's performance as "exquis-
ite."

Collin Glidewell was a win-
ner in the recent Young Artist
Concerto Competition. He will
be featured with the Mississippi
Symphony Orchestra on March
2nd and 3rd, 1998, in a perfor-
mance of the third movement
of Ravel's G Major Concerto.

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December 9

Tuesday night only: 6 pm
December 10

Wed. night only: 6 pm

MW night: 6 pm
December 1 1

MWF 11 am: 9 am

TTh 12 noon: noon

MWF 9 am: 2 pm

Thurs night only: 6 pm

TTh night: 6 pm
December 12

MW 1:30 pm: 9 am

Heritage classes: 9 am

MWF 8/TTh 8: 2 pm
December 13

MWF 10 am: 9 am

TTh 10 am: 2 pm
December 14

TTh 1:30 pm: 2 pm
December 15

MW 3:15 pm: 9 am
MW 12 noon: noon
TTh 3:15 pm: 2 pm
Monday night only: 6 pm

As our final week in office draws
to a close I would like to say thank
you on behalf of all of the 1997 SBA
officers. Thank you to the student
body who elected us. The opportu-
nity to serve you has been a pleasure
and a challenge that we will not soon
forget. To the senate, thank you for
your support. Without a strong sen-
ate behind the officers, not nearly as
much can be accomplished. And fi-
nally, thank you to the office of stu-
dent affairs, especially Dean Sneed,
Ms. Rhymes and Allison Hyko. Your
countless hours of support, encour-
agement, and advice have meant so
much to all of us and have allowed
us to do much more than would
have been possible otherwise.

By the time this article is printed,
we will have a new President and at
least two other offices decided. I
would encourage us all to take this

time to con-
sider the role
we want our
SBA to play.
As Sam Hall
said in his
recent edito-
rial, ours is a
student gov-
ernment run Noble Black
by students. Yet, often this power
and voice is not utilized. Realize that
these officers are here to serve you.
Let them know your desires and give
them support in achieving them.
Know that they have donated an
enormous amount of time to pro-
moting your concerns and are there
to serve as a resource. But know also
that their only compensation is the
satisfaction of a job done well.

This past year, we have endeav-
ored to serve you well and give you

a higher expectation of your SBA. Al-
though we each had goals that were
not accomplished, I am proud of the
job we did. We broke new ground in
the effort to create a community
through the town meetings with the
administration and the Homecom-
ing Gala. We made the SBA more ef-
ficient with a new committee struc-
ture and better communication with
students. And we won passage for an
increase in the Student Activities fee
which will do much towards allevi-
ating the "suitcase-college syn-
drome" by providing Major Produc-
tions and the SBA social committee
with much larger budgets. Overall,
it has been a great year for us per-
sonally and for the SBA. I thank you
once again for the great privilege of
serving you and wish the new offic-
ers well as they meet the challenges
and opportunities of the year ahead.

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THURSDAY

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Friday Forum:
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Humor? Recent
American History As
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12:30pm
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Basketball: Rhodes

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Catholic Mass and
Reconciliation
6:00pm
Chapel

MONDAY

Jean-Joseph Renoux-
Slide Show/Lecture
on "Versailles"
7:30pm
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CMT Advent Service

of Lessons and Carols

with the Millsaps

Singers

Noon

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was safety in and around campus. He stated
several ideas for increased safety including
the "installation of exterior dorm phones
and a possible perimeter wall to protect fra-
ternity row." Convenience for students was
also an important issue on which he would
concentrate as president. One aspect of con-
venience he said he would strongly consider
was "increased access to computer facilities."

McManus had this to say to the student
body after winning the presidency: "I would
like to take this time to thank you for giving
me the opportunity to serve you as your
president. I am very enthusiastic about the
coming year and encourage you to become
involved in your SBA through committees,
serving as senator, or assisting with the
events such as Homecoming and Major Mad-
ness. With your help, we can make Millsaps
a better place for all."

The other SBA officers-elect, Michael
Barham and Mickey Paduda, easily defeated
their opponents. Junior candidate Mickey

Paduda, who received a total of 404 votes
defeated sophomore Kirk Gipson for first
vice-president. Gipson had 128 votes. Jun-
ior Michael Barham, elected second vice-
president with 361 votes, defeated Junior
Jane Collins who received 1 79 votes.

Paduda, currently active in the SBA as
campus-wide senator, as well as serving on
the security, elections, and concerts and
dance committees, stated in the P&W elec-
tion issue his goals as first vice-president
would be to "increase student involvement
in SBA functions [and] to ensure that the
proposed increase in student activities fee
will be spent for the benefit of each student."

Michael Barham, who is currently second
vice-president, was the only candidate to be
re-elected to the same office. When asked
how he can best benefit the school in his
new administration, he said "Hopefully I can
help bridge the old and new administrations,
and work with the other officers to fulfill the
promises and ideas we gave to the students."

Congratulations to Matt and Venita
Mitchell on their six pound, ten ounce
baby boy. Calin John Aaron Mitchell was
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Ho ho ho-hum

Is it out of the ordinary for a person
my age to get jaded? That's a dumb
question, cause acccording to the ma-
jority of pop culture aimed at teenage
adults it's not only ordinary, it's COOL
to be disappointed with the way things
go. But I ask you this: is it normal for a
person my age to be jaded and apathetic
about Christmas, the time when we get
free stuff from our folks just because we
have the virtue of being their offspring?
Of course not! Everybody wants free
stuff! Hey, I like free stuff too, I'm just
saying that this is the first year that I
am not looking forward to Christmas.
All I want for Christmas

I just don't really want anything this
year. I got a stereo and computer for
graduation, a Playstation for Christmas
last year, a TV the year before, and a
guitar the year before that. I'm pretty
set in the stuff department. There's not
even really any petty stuff that I want
either. I can think of a couple of CD's
that would be nice and maybe a
Playstation game or two, but nothing
must-have. I guess I better come up with
something to ask for or I'll get a bunch
of useless junk like silk underwear, an
electric toothbrush, a 25-pound wool
sweater (grandparents from up north,
gotta love 'em), and a basket of fruit.
Bah, humbug! (What does that
mean, anyway?)

Maybe I'm jaded with Christmas be-
cause of all the crass commercialism
associated with it. Case in point: the
After-Thanksgiving Sale. I'm sorry,
when it's the day after Thanksgiving
and about 74 degrees outside and I go
into the local Wal-Mart and they're
playing "Let It Snow" (muzak version)
over the in-store radio and there's a
mob of people rushing to grab the last
Tickle-Me Elmo, I stop and wonder
where our priorities are. Am I the only
one who actually read "Gift of the
Magi" in grade school? Has the phrase
"as long as you pay a lot" been tacked
on to the adage "it is better to give than
recieve"? Did Dickens write "A Christ-
mas Carol" in vain?
Jesus who?

I don't want to sound like the 700
Club here, but maybe we've forgotten
the true meaning of Christmas by x-ing
it out one too many times. I'm not the
world's most religious person by a long
shot, but even I know the true mean-
ing of Christmas is about a star, some
wiseguys, some livestock, a carpenter,
his virgin wife, and (most importantly)
a little tyke born in a barn. Or some-
thing like that.

Worth being resurrected

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

I have to admit, I groaned when I
heard that there was going to be a
part four in the Alien movie series.
After all, part three wasn't all that
spectacular, and nevermind the fact
that Ripley is D-E-A-D at the end of
it. So when I heard that the "Ripley"
in part four is going to be a clone (and
flanked by Winona "American Quilt"
Ryder) I wrote it off as yet another
Hollywood sequel cash-in.

Insert foot in mouth here...

Alien: Resurrection turned out to be
the best movie in the series. It is an
amalgamation of all the good things
from the first three movies: it has the
tense suspense of Alien, the humor
and gore of Aliens, and the visual art-
istry of A lien3.

It's was even good enough for me
to stomach Winona Ryder. "What do
you have against her?" you may ask.
I didn't like her in Beetlejuice, and How
To Make an American Quilt... how bout

Special to the I'hW

Sigourney Weaver shows Winona
Ryder who's boss in the fourth Alien.

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In this movie, however, she's an
inhuman android who whines a lot
and you get to see somebody blow a
big hole in her stomach. Here's to
guilty pleasures!

As for the rest of the movie, you
actually get to see a lot of the aliens

this time, and you'll be wishing you
didn't. They are ugly. Somebody get
them some kleenex, for Pete's sake!

Ron Perlman (one of those you-
know-the-face-but-not-the-name-ac-
tors) is hilarious as the scarfaced
devil-may-care space pirate who has
an itch for the Ripley clone. "You
know me, I always go for the tall
ones!" he says, before getting his butt
kicked by the carbon copy Ripley.

Perhaps the coolest part of this
movie is it's directed by Jean-Pierre
Jeunet. "Who's this French fella?"
you're probably asking. He directed
1995's weird The City of Lost Children
which you probably haven't seen
unless you drink a lot of coffee and
wear a beret. But take it from me, he
knows how to make a movie aestheti-
cally pleasing (albeit in a weird way)
and his art style goes perfect with
H.R. Giger's slimy aliens.

So, for a scare, for a laugh, or to
see Winona get blasted, go see Alien:
Resurrection.

Get some leftover Tuna

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Unfortunately, A Tuna Christ-
mas isn't a heartwarming tale
about a chicken-of-the-sea fam-
ily during the winter holidays.

It is, however, a pretty funny
comedy about the eccentric in-
habitants of a little hayseed
town in the boonies of Texas
called Tuna.

How eccentric are these
people? For one, there's Didi
Snavely, a camouflage wearin'
woman who runs a used weapon
shop from her home.

All eighteen parts in the play

are played by two actors, John
Maxwell and Ray McFarland,
with much energy and intensity.

If you like hick humor with a
kick, chances are you'll dig this
Tuna. But if you're from Texas,
you might wanna stay away
'cause this play doesn't shed a
very good light on your home.

A Tuna Christmas has been
held over until December 14.
Shows are every night except
Monday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
available through the box office
at 948-3531. But call early, be-
cause A Tuna Christmas is a sell-
out hit!

Burning the Advent candles

Carey Miller/l'iiW

In the spirit of Christmas, the Millsaps Singers (seen
here at rehearsal) will present their Annual Advent Service
Tuesday, December 9 at noon.

Subtitled "Lessons and Carols," the service is identical
to the one presented at St. John's College in Cambridge,
England.

12 years ago, George Guest of St. John's College visited
Millsaps and brought along with him St. John's (an Anglican
United Methodist school) tradition of the advent service. The
singers first performed it then, as it since has become an annual
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 7

Snow? We don't need no steenking snow!

The Sensuous Swami

Aries - Stop being so argumentative. No
one can be right all of the time, espe-
cially in the situations in which you find
yourself.

Taurus - Your main objective is maintain-
ing stability. At this time of year you find
yourself particularly tossed about, but do
not worry. It will all be over soon.
Gemini - Even your skill at manipulat-
ing language will not get you out of
trouble this week. Just try to avoid messy
situations and perhaps you will emerge
unscathed.

Cancer - Everything has a time and a
place. Be careful not to move too fast,
and not to push sensitive issues.
Leo - You are surrounded by temptation
on a daily basis, and yet manage to re-
sist. Your patience will be rewarded. . .
or will it?

Virgo - Do not let your eye for detail
overlook the larger issues at hand. Be-
coming involved in the petty little de-
tails can distract you from the glaringly
obvious.

Libra - You have gotten in over your head
once again. Learn to hold your tongue
and it will not get any worse before it
gets better.

Scorpio - Contrary to popular opinion,
love does not suck. You may have per-
sonal experience of this soon, but do not
get too carried away.
Sagittarius - Your positive outlook can
be bothersome to those less enthusiastic
individuals around you. Be aware of that
before a Pontiac flattens you.
Capricorn - It is easy for you to love, but
do not let that love become a possession,
or you may find that it can be taken away
or claimed by someone else.
Aquarius - You function best in positions
of leadership, but do not let yourself fall
prey to fanatical egotism. It will not only
cause you problems, but your friends will
not stand for it.

Pisces - It seems that your impression of
life is that of a chalk board, but real mis-
takes are not that easy to erase.

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

Living here in the good ol' South,
we miss out on a lot of the fun people
in colder regions get when it snows -
snowball fights, building snowmen,
shoveling the walkway, scraping ice
off the windshield - so we have to
come up with other forms of winter
entertainment when we go on
Christmas break. Here's a couple of
ideas for some fun to put the mistle
in your toe and the egg in your nog.

A favorite pastime of mine at
Christmas is going to my friends'
houses and eating all the candy that
their moms strategically place
around the house to appease all the
guests. You know what I'm talking

about, everyone's mom does it, un-
less she doesn't really love you.

Are there those Ned Flanders type
people in your neighborhood who
put those goofy wooden stand-ups of
Santa and his reindeer in their yard?
Here's a fun idea, grab some spray
paint (red, gTeen and gold to keep the
Christmas color scheme) and give ol'
Santa and Rudolph a mohawk and a
mustache. Just remember, if you hear
sirens or the click of a shotgun cock-
ing - run, don't walk.

Christmas caroling is another
wonderful holiday tradition guaran-
teed to put a smile on everyone's face.
For some real fun, gather up a cho-
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cally inept people you can find and

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like "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
to get the cats a wailin'.

Or, you could do something phil-
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ten and talk to the kids about what
they want for Christmas. When they
tell you what they want, instead of
giving it to them, tell them there is
no Santa Claus and that they'll never
get anywhere in life asking for hand-
outs. Sure, they'll cry now, but you'll
make their lives better.

Well, maybe you prefer a tradi-
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cake and the whole nine yards. If so
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Heroism or
stupidity?

There is a fine line between being
brave and heroic and just being stupid.
Athletes, along with being role models
for many young people, are also heroes.
Athletes, however, do not seem to know
where the line between bravery and stu-
pidity is supposed to be drawn.

The reason I have jumped on this
topic is because of Jerry Rice, arguably
the greatest wide receiver in the history
of football.

Rice is attempting, for the first time
in his career, to recover from a serious
injury. He is trying to return from re-
constructive knee surgery in only 14
games, an unheard of feat in the medi-
cal world. If he can, he will be regarded
as a hero. If he fails, he will be regarded
as a brave soul who just misjudged the
situation. Personally, I think he is a fool
for trying to come back so early, what-
ever the results may be (sorry to those
Rice fans).

My reasoning for this attitude is
simple. If a player gets hurt in a game
and returns to play against his doctor's
advisement, he is thought of as brave
and putting his team above himself. In
most cases (there are exceptions of
course), he will not be as effective as a
fresh body would be and he may also
risk creating a serious injury that may
take weeks instead of days to heal.

In the long run, he may cut years off
his career, as well as hurt the team's
overall performance, depending on his
importance.

Rice is definitely one of those "im-
portant" players on the 49ers team,
wouldn't you agree? What would it do
to a team trying to make a Super Bowl
run to have their star receiver come
back only to retire shortly thereafter?

Now don't get me wrong, courage is
a vital part of sports and without it, pro-
duction will be seriously decreased.
Courage is a strange word, though.
Nowhere in the definition of courage
does it mention being stupid. In my
opinion, that is exactly what people
who try to be brave end up doing.

I think what those athletes are try-
ing to do is great: perform for the good
of the team and be unselfish, qualities
lacking in the modern-day sport. The
results, conversely, are usually not as
ideal as they would like and can often
end up breaking more things then they
fix.

Will this happen with Jerry Rice and
San Francisco? Who knows, but don't
be surprised if it does.

Pollard shines despite his team's season

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

The football season for Millsaps
was disappointing to say the least.
There was some bad and some good,
but, in an inconsistent year, there
was one consistency: Quarterback
Beau Pollard. He was the backbone
of the 12th ranked passing offense
and had his best season ever.

When viewing this season's results
(3-7, 1-3), one word comes to mind
for Pollard, "disappointing." Pollard
said, "this was a rebuilding year for
us, but we had high expectations."

With a freshman-dominated
team, Pollard, among others, was
expected to take on a greater leader-
ship role. Pollard said, "I felt I had to
step up because of my experience and
because of my position."

The result of the team's season can
not take away the individual bril-
liance that Pollard showed this year, his third as starter.
He completed about 50% of his passes for 2147 yards
and 19 TDs, with only 9 interceptions. He ranked 1st in
total offense in the conference and 2nd in rating. Along

SCAC BASKETBALL STANDINGS

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Quarterback Beau Pollard drops back
and reads the defensive coverage.

with these exceptional numbers, Pol-
lard was named SCAC Player of the
Week for his 489 yards passing
against Rhodes. That total was the
4th highest in Division 3 this year.

During Pollard's phenomenal sea-
son, he always gave credit to his
coaches, line and especially to his re-
ceivers. He said, "the coaches always
gave us a good game plan to follow
and it's easy to put up the kind of
numbers I did with the great receiv-
ers I had." Those receivers included
Pre-Season Ail-American Wes Ingram,
Jason Parsley, Nathan Byrd and fresh-
men Anthony Bailes and Steve
Baham. Pollard said, "Wes just seems
to always get open, Jason has great
natural instincts, Nathan has great
leaping ability and strength and Steve
has blazing speed."

Pollard will be entering his final
year and again has high expectations.
He says that "the defense will be more experienced and
the team will be sound offensively. Anything is possible
next year." One thing is for sure: the Majors are Beau
Pollard's team and will go as far as he takes them.

Men's basketball

SCHOOL OVERALL

Oglethorpe 4-0

Rhodes 3-0

Southwestern 3-0

Millsaps 3-1

Sewanee 3-1

Hendrix 3-2

Centre 2-2

Trinity 2-2

Scores:

Millsaps 87 Huntington 71

Rhodes 114 Principia 45

Hendrix 91 Central Baptist 84

Centre 64 Thomas More 61

Hendrix 91 Rhyma 55

Oglethorpe 78 N.C. Wesleyan 73

Southwestern 87 Univ. of Dallas 78

Loyola (La.) 73 (2 OT) Millsaps 71

Sewanee 87 Fisk (Tn.) 79

Houston Baptist 94 Trinity 74

Women's basketball

SCHOOL OVERALL

Trinity ....4-1

Sewanee 3-1

Hendrix 2-2

Oglethorpe 1-1

Millsaps 1-3

Centre 1-3

Rhodes 1-3

Southwestern 1-4

Scores:

Trinity 70 Loyola (La.) 69

Wash. (Mo.) 84 Southwestern 42

Maryville (Mo.) 59 Rhodes 50

Wilmington 64 Centre 50

Westminster 94 Rhodes 74

Wooster 64 Southwestern 52

Loyola (La.) 77 Millsaps 58

U. of Ozarks 73 Hendrix 70

Sewanee 96 Fisk (Tn.) 42

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p. 4

Volume LXIII • No. 16

January 22, 1998

Arts & Entertainment:
Check out our list of the
best and worst films of
1997. What is a hit, and
what you should miss..

p. 8

AUyson Hyko bids farewell to Millsaps

■ What seemed to be a rushed
decision to many, came after
months of thought by Hyko.
In the end, she could not be
away from her family.

Sam Hall

Editor

After only three semesters of service
in Student Affairs, AUyson Hyko re-
turns to Seattle to be closer to her fam-
ily. Nonetheless, students and staff re-
member her fondly and admire the
strides she has made.

"It's time to move on," said Hyko in
an interview on Wednesday, January
14. .

While her plans are undetermined
as of right now, she plans to return to
work as soon as possible. The question
for her is what to do next. The only
certainty, according to Hyko, is that she
will not return to a Student Affairs po-
sition. As far as working in colleges,
only time will tell says Hyko.

The.hardest part of leaving, for her,
will be the friendships.

"I worked with some really great
people. I will miss them. I will also miss
the students who I worked with and
got to know. Those that I considered a
friend," she said with her patent smile.

Likewise, the staff of Student Affairs
will miss her.

"We are all sad that she left and we'll
really miss her because she's a wonder-
ful person," said Anita Sumrall.

Hyko will be remembered most for
her contributions to student activities,
particularly in her creation of the stu-
dent activities board, Major Produc-
tions. The brainchild of Hyko, Major
Productions has brought such acts as
The Regurgitator, Spilt Milk, comedian
Marc Moran and the upcoming The
Professional Lunatic to Millsaps in an
effort to provide students with fun ac-
tivities.

In an interview last year, Hyko told
reporters that she wanted to give stu-
dents a reason to stay on campus on
the weekends, to keep Millsaps from
being a "suitcase college."

Hyko said before leaving, she hopes
that Major Productions continues to
grow. This semester is lined up, accord-
ing to Hyko, and she said she left with
great confidence that the competent
group of students running it would
make it a continued success.

When asked what she would like to
leave the students, she said that it was
the realization that Student Affairs
works hard for their benefit.

In breaking from journalistic tradi-
tion, the P&W would like to say
goodbye to our favorite smiling red-
head. Your dedication and presence
will be missed.

Students come back with Super T

Brian Berryhitl/l'&W

SBA welcomed students back to school after the Christmas Break by
hosting a party at the Agricultural Museum last Friday. Headlining the
event was Millsaps favorite Super Tyrone, who is known for his electric
filled shows.

AUyson Hyko, left, spent her last four
days at Millsaps cleaning her office
and leaving "gifts" for Student Affairs
workers to remember her by. Below, a
clean desk with only a few toys is a
strange sight for those familiar with
Hyko's trademark clutter. She left a few
toys for her replacement as a reminder
that this job can be as fun as it is
stressful.

/'hiiln.s by Sam HatlA'tkW

SBA restructures
voting procedures

Jason Stine __

News Editor

During the Student Body Associa-
tion Officer Elections last semester, a
situation arose in which the voting
procedures of the SBA Elections Com-
mittee were questioned and, conse-
quently, reevaluated in a meeting on
Dec. 7.

After the election of the 1998 offic-
ers which was held on Dec. 2 and 3,
an appeal was presented to the com-
mittee by an SBA candidate. It con-
cerned problems with candidates obey-
ing campaign regulations, specifically
questions concerning "voting impro-
prieties [and] whether a candidate was
in the area of the voting booth [dur-
ing the elections]," according to Dean

Sneed, who attended the meeting.

During -this meeting, several accu-
sations of this nature were brought
forth and considered by the commit-
tee. These accusations were the result
of the fact that several candidates were
seen in the front lobby of the Student
Center where the voting booths were
located. Individuals involved ad-
dressed the committee and were given
an opportunity to answer questions by
committee members.

After deliberation, the committee
voted to consider the results of the elec-
tion valid. According to a written state-
ment by SBA Second Vice President
Michael Barham, "The majority of the
committee felt the circumstances sur
► see Voting on page 6

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2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998

It's your paper

There is a fine line between what is
and is not allowed in the arena of boast-
ing. That is why this week's "Our View"
is such a difficult piece to write. While
it is not our intention to pointlessly
brag about our achievements over the
past semester, we find it critical to let
our readers know what has transpired
with their newspaper and what is
planned for the future. Furthermore, it
is our intention to allow the students
to decide the importance of funding a
newspaper of our size and quality.

We believe that our efforts over the
past semester have been, for the most
part, successful. It was our goal to pro-
vide the students with a paper that was
informative, interesting, up-to-date and
entertaining. To us, this did not mean
a ground up renovation, just the mere
addition of small items we felt were
lacking. For instance, each section has
a regular column, save News. We have
added scoreboards and rankings to
Sports and movie listings to A&E. And
it has been our goal to move towards
previews and away from reviews; the
philosphy being that people are more
interested in what is coming up than
they are in what they have already
missed. Finally, we have brought a new
section dedicated to those stories that
address the concerns, issues and inter-
ests of the students.

While this only tips the proverbial
iceberg, it is a good indicator of what
we are trying to do. We are continuing
our dedication to bringing the P&W
into the 21st Century of college publi-
cations. You will see more innovative
layout. Our content will continue to
increase as we bring the reader more
information in smaller packages. In
addition, we are looking for more vari-
ety in sections like Features and Opin-
ions. And finally, we are dedicated to
upholding the standards of high jour-
nalism.

But as is with all great changes, we
can't do it without your support. We
need evidence of student interest in
what we are doing. So please, VAX us
with your ideas, thoughts, critiques and
praise. This way, we can show the Pub-
lications Board, whom we might add
have been very supportive through
good and bad, and the SBA that we are
worth all we say we are.

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This weird life thing

Brian Berryhill

Head Photographer

Have you ever met someone
who threatened to commit sui-
cide? I guess I've known a few,
but most of the people I knew
who decided to take their own
life didn't really seem like the
people who would do so.

Since the Kurt Cobain syn-
drome seems to have caught on
in recent years, I wonder if such
a large scale self-genocide could
be blamed on the growing "I
don't care" attitude expressed so
easily by the mass of the public
who do not commit suicide for
the lack of time or some other
suitable excuse.

I don't know if we could de-
clare we have some kind of na-
tion or worldwide epidemic oc-
curring here, but it does not bode
well with my conscience that
people seem to be falling just as
much as a result of their own
bullet than someone else's bul-
let.

So whether this problem I de-
clare really is a problem, who is
to say? It's amazing how many
people actually believe some-
thing and you never know that
they actually agree with you. I
guess a certain openness or an
unexpected critique of what we
believe would be nice in order to
search out that which we do not
believe and figure out if we re-
ally believe what we say we do.

Where does all of this lead?
Going back to the suicide idea, I
believe people could make such
a big difference by opening
themselves up a little more so
that those people slanting on the
edge of the ship's rail might have
that chance never seen by the
person at the bottom of the sea.

Sometimes I, and probably
many other people, wonder
what they could have done to
save that extra life teetering off
into darkness-a simple word or
two?

So, is this suicidal generation
forgetting what life is really
about, or is life just not what it
was in the past? I have a hard
time realizing that these people
are actually seeing what I think
they are seeing.

This perspective thing can re-
ally get crazy. Sometimes I wish
so much I could have just took a
little walk in someone else's
shoes in hope of getting a tiny
bit of their life embedded into
mine.

Maybe I'm changing and this
is all crazy. Do you know how
hard it is to watch yourself
change? Ever notice how your
handwriting can change a little
bit over a year's time? I look at
people and I think about what
they were and what they are, but
I wonder if it is fair to think
about what they will be in the
future.

Seems like we're all changing,
but does anyone know what di-
rection we are changing? I guess
we have to be varying all the
time, but its that simple varia-
tion that sometimes makes me
want to go crawl in my bed and
sleep forever.

But unfortunately, there are
people who have other ideas
than sleeping for just a few
hours. And, for that reason, I
guess I feel I have a duty to fig-
ure out what is going on out
there so I can slightly alter my
ways in hopes of changing the
life of a person who is about to
slip away.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998

OPINIONS 3

Resolve this!

Welcome back to another exciting semes-
ter of the Purple and White and with that an-
other fun-filled semester of my senseless ob-
servations of our own humanity. Jumping
right in, may I say that I hope everyone out
there had a good holiday season? And might
I add that if I ever meet the man who in-
vented the concept of New Year's resolutions,
I'm going to kick his butt from here to San
Diego. As far as I'm concerned, he is a vile,
despicable creature, and he's going to burn
for the atrocious tradition with which he has
plagued modern society. Think about it: the
point of New Year's resolutions, basically, is
to convince people that the previous year was
a waste, a loss, and a near-failure. So you have
to make up for it this year by giving up some-
thing of yourself that you typically hold dear.

I realize I'm being rather adamant about
this, and maybe getting a little carried away.
After all, it's nearly the end of the month
and whatever resolutions we've made are
probably broken by now. Well, that's why I
don't make them in the first place-haven't
since I was a child of but five years. It was at
this age that I realized if I made any prom-
ises to myself for the new year (don't drink
so much Kool-Aid, for example) they would
be broken within the week, and I'd only be
miserable that week that I was on the Kool-
Aid wagon (so to speak).

A friend of mine typed out a list of resolu-
tions for me this year, put a lot of work into
it. She wanted me to sign it, claimed it would
make be a better person. Typical stuff on it:
Quit smoking cigars, don't eat so much, don't
drink to excess, get back into shape, quit
stealing from my employers, start wearing
clothing under my trenchcoat, etc. So I
signed my friend's name to it, figured if it
was good enough for me, it was good enough
for her. It was much better than her list,
which included getting up an hour earlier
every morning to go jogging. The fool.

I really don't think changing my lifestyle
in any extreme ways will make me a better
person, much less a more cheery one. I am
not perfect, and would never pretend to be.
This is who I am, and I got no problems with
it. I accept myself fully, and have no regrets,
which means I will eat too much New Year's
Eve, get loaded in the privacy of my own
home (if I was so inclined), forget to go to
the gym the next day and be a better man
for the journey. This is me, and I bet it's some
of you out there too. So, if you absolutely
need to make some silly resolutions next year
(because, let's face it, you've already broken
the ones you made this year), how about re-
solving to not change in the future. This
could be good advice for us all: let us accept
ourselves as the intricate , complex creatures
that we really are, and to not let minor char-
acter flaws change us.

Brian Berryhill

Barring smoking

On Jan. 1, 1998, a California law went into effect
prohibiting smoking in bars to protect bar employ-
ees from secondhand smoke.

Throughout the years, a steady decline in people
smoking has been evidence of a growing knowledge
of the dangers of smoking. Many public places that a
person could once take drags on their cigarettes or
puff on their stogies no longer permit smoking. Gov-
ernment and scientific research has amassed loads of
information warning the public of the lung destruc-
tion from first and secondhand smoke.

Although the steady movement marked by "no
smoking" signs seems to have made its way through
department stores, the govern-
ment, businesses, restaurants and
other various arenas, who would
have thought a law would go into
effect taking away the dingy smell
of tobacco smoke through the
aromatic alcoholic air?

What such a law does is open
the bar scene to a large majority
of the public who have stayed at
home or went elsewhere because
of the unclean ether surrounding
their lungs. People can now go
enjoy a beer or a shot of tequila
without having to worry about
spitting it out from an unex-
pected cough from irritated lungs.

Another subtle advantage will
be a decline in smoking in the bar going generations
as the peer and social pressure to smoke will no longer
exist in a bar atmosphere. Although this may lead to
more people getting drunk to pass their time in a bar,
at least they will be able to breathe freely.

Bar owners will be unhappy to lose their "smok-
ing" customers only until the craving for alcohol hits
the bar-hungry socialites, causing a large buildup of
cigarette butts along the bar corridor giving way to
beer mug in hand. Soon, the bar will be making more
money off the sales of drinks to satisfy the oral in-
stincts of the human taken away by the lack of ciga-
rettes.

Kevin Richardson

Doing it in public

It all started with frustration of the minority.. .a
group of people who just couldn't take it anymore so
they banded together convincing the iron fist of the
government (politicians) to let them have their way.
Then all of a sudden the minority became the major-
ity and that's when laws got passed saying "You can't
do that in public." Since America has done it to harm-
less activities like indecent exposure, drinking and pro-
fanity, secondhand smoke from cigarettes seems like
the next scab on the list. Well, the law passed in Cali-
fornia against smoking in all "public" places definitely
could use some criticism because we are all still lucky
to be able to criticize in public. But to be fair, let's look

at the facts and opinions from
both sides. Facts First: Bars at-
tract a large group of people
who can be called the general
public.

Once the general public
enters the bar, they can no
longer be called the general
public. They are now called
the "bar clique" who have
their own set of rules and be-
havior in decency and kosher
activity. Bars involve activity
outside the normal behavior
of the office, house and
school, so the type of person
in the "bar clique" is one seek-
ing an escape from the hum-
drum life of the outside world, where da' man (the
police) and the government are always telling the lo-
cal Joe what he can and can't do.

Smoking causes cancer. Local Joe better know that
if he goes and absorbs enough smoke and ignores his
body warning him with vile green and yellow phlegm
coming through his nose and mouth that he will prob-
ably get sick and die a painful agonizing death usu-
ally around the age of fifty. But that is for him to find
out for himself.

Kevin's opinion and advice:
"Don't go to bars since you are in favor of publicly
owned freedom of living. Live a long risk-free life."

Microsoft loses trust in Justice Dept.

William Law III

Staff Writer

Are antitrust laws useful in an
increasingly global economy? As
multinational corporations merge,
the spectre of antitrust looms over
the horizon, a conundrum which
some believe must be solved to
achieve economic fairness. The
American government would like
to expand the scope of criminal an-
titrust laws to cover the global
economy, but these laws may prove
an obstruction to the very nature
of international businesses.
Microsoft's antitrust struggles may
offer insight into one of the future's
most compelling quandaries.

The antitrust ruling against

Microsoft implies that the popular
Windows '95 GUI is attempting to
dominate the Internet by bundling
this software with its own Internet
browser, Microsoft Internet Ex-
plorer, leaving the computer neo-
phyte inclined to use this browser.
In the final arguments on Jan. 21,
Microsoft and the Justice Depart-
ment will offer their alternate view-
points in a contempt hearing. The
Justice Department insists that
Microsoft must package their op-
erating system software without
the Internet Explorer program or
provide explicit instructions to re-
move this program. Microsoft
counters that the two programs
work in correlation and, conse-

quently, are not so easily frangible
into distinct, separate programs.
Microsoft, which has offered to
comply by simply releasing an old
version of Windows '95, may in-
cur a $1 million daily fine for this
alleged antitrust violation.

Personally, although I do not
care for Microsoft or their soft-
ware, if they sell a GUI, they
should have the option to bundle
it with whatever software they
choose. In my eyes, if the custom-
ers are unable to learn how to use
alternate Internet software, it is
not Microsoft's fault for refusing
to take the ignorant customer by
the hand and teach him to use the
competitor's rival product.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998

LOCAL

Fugitives are now most
wanted

Jackson police are searching for two fu-
gitives that were recently placed on
Mississippi's Most Wanted list. According
to the Clarion-Ledger, Chris Buckhalter,
24, is wanted on murder and aggravated
assault charges, and Gaddis Earl Cager, 28,
is wanted on charges of aggravated assault.

NATION/WORLD

Ted Kaczynski found
competent to stand trial

Late Tuesday, Jan. 20, plea negotiations
reopened in the Unabomber case in Sac-
ramento, California. According to the USA
Today, negotiations earlier that day found
that Theodore Kaczynski was mentally
competent to stand trial. He was exam-
ined by Sally Johnson, a federal prison
psychiatrist who filed a 47-page compe-
tency report on Saturday, saying that
Kaczynski was capable of understanding
the charges and aiding in his defence.

Cloning of cows used to
produce protein

Researchers at the University of Massa-
chusetts said in USA Today that on Tues-
day, Jan. 20 they successfully cloned three
calves which were genetically engineered
to produce a protein in milk that will be
beneficial to humans. The human pro-
tein, called albumin, is used in hospitals
to sustain blood pressure.

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Students return from
Budapest with fond memories

Tim Russell

Staff Writer

This past fall semester, 9 students from Millsaps were
privileged enough to get to study in Budapest, Hun-
gary for four months. Students here in Jackson were
able to hear of their studies and adventures through
Rachel Barham's "From Hungary, With Love" column
which the Purple and White ran throughout the fall.
Sophomore Tim
Russell, having
been one of these
lucky 9 students,
was one of many
who were happy to
return to the nor-
mality of everyday
life here at Millsaps,
and more impor-
tantly to appreciate
the countless ben-
efits which the
study abroad expe-
rience has to offer.

The study
abroad experience
affords the student
the opportunity to
learn about a new
culture and simul-
taneously to grow

to appreciate their own culture more, by placing a stu-
dent within an environment where everything is for-
eign to you. Consequently, you realize things about
yourself and your capabilities as a result of the changes
you must make.

For example, Hungary is a socialist-led country where
English is rarely spoken, and it has a culture that typi-
fies eastern trends almost as much as western trends
thanks to its history of foreign occupation. As a result
of these vast differences between American living and
our new conditions in Budapest, each student was
forced to adapt to a different set of social norms and
values simply to function in this strange new environ-
ment. This provided all the students with a test of their
flexibility as well as their mental stability over the
course of the four months.

Special In the I'toW

Students from Millsaps along with others in the study abroad
program from a number of other colleges in the U.S. join together.

Going abroad also offers the student freedom to a
previously unmatched degree. It is much easier to avoid
one's parents and one's real life when going to school
three thousand miles away from them compared to go-
ing to school only an hour away, for example.

Furthermore, with no drinking age in Hungary, as
well as three and four-day weekends to travel around
Europe, there was a greater potential for youthful en-
joyment in
Budapest than
there is here at
Millsaps, surpris-
ingly enough. "It
was like twenty
seconds of bliss'
over and over and
over..." noted par-
ticipant Jesse
Elam. However,
this void of poli-
cies and guide-
lines obviously
forced all the stu-
dents to
straighten their
priorities con-
cerning the tre-
m e n d o u s
workload, as a se-
mester abroad
also can wreak havoc upon the academic careers of
those who are not careful.

Before returning home on December 20, the 9
Millsaps students travelled to countries as diverse as
Morocco, Slovakia, Egypt, Switzerland, and Poland to
name just a few.

They learned all about the history of Central and
Eastern Europe and studied many current issues facing
this region such as the expansion of NATO and the
KU. And by the end of the four months, the students
had learned enough of the Hungarian language to or-
der food from restaurants, and otherwise to converse
with Magyar infants. "The trip," according to Tim
Russell, "was undoubtedly the high point of each of
our college careers' and the valuable knowledge gained
from the countless experiences and adventures will en-

Til I Q

Editor's Note: Campus Corner al-
ternates between four campus or-
ganizations: community service
by Amanda Cook, SBA by Jason
MacManus, BSA by Shanell
Hudson, and ADP by Erin Craig.
Next week's Campus Corner will
feature BSA.

On behalf of the newly elected
SBA officers, I would like to thank
you for granting us the opportunity
to serve you. As we get acclimated
to our new duties, we grow in an-
ticipation of the semester.

The back-to-school party with
Tyrone was a great success, and we
hope to carry that momentum as
we begin planning for Major Mad-

ness on April 3-4. The first official
meeting of the Senate was last
Monday
night at
8:30 in
Murrah
200.

These
weekly
meetings
are open
to all stu-
dents and
faculty on

the campus, and we encourage ev-
eryone to attend.

We also invite you to get actively
involved with SBA activities, includ-

Jason MacManus

ing any of the 10 SBA committees,
and especially the Major Madness
committee in the coming weeks.
Student involvement in these com-
mittees is crucial to the efficiency
of the SBA, and all help is greatly
appreciated.

If you have an issue or announce-
ment that you would like to be ad-
dressed in a future Senate meeting,
feel free to come by the Student
Body Association office on the sec-
ond floor of the Student Center or
callxl210.

Also, if you have any campus
concerns, questions, or comments,
do not hesitate to contact your
elected senators or officers.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,1998

NEWS 5

PC labs receive upgrade Phonathon to

Brian Berryhill

Head Photographer

What was once a Physics and
Mathematics classroom in
Sullivan Harrell Hall will soon
be the home of 20 PC's for stu-
dent only use.

According to Dr. Allen
Bishop, twenty new 233 MHz
Pentium II Gateway computers
have replaced 20 of the 27 ag-
ing 486 machines in the main
computer lab.

The 486 computers replaced
will then be relocated to
Sullivan Harrell room 161 to of-
fer more computers for stu-
dents' demands.

The 600 square foot room
will house ten tables, each six feet in length.
Each table will hold two computers to sup-
port the 20 PC's. Bishop stated that "no
classes will be scheduled in this room." Later
during the summer, a doorway from the new
room will link to the existing PC lab access
room.

Bishop stated that the small PC lab cur-
rently reserved for nonclassroom use only
had "thirteen computers available to 1300
students." Bishop quickly replied, "that's un-
acceptable."

After the projected middle February
completion of the new room, students will
have 33 PC's to use any time Sullivan Harrell
Hall is open. Bishop stated that plans to "try
to get one [PC lab] each year" added to other
buildings was also being reviewed.

Current plans are also underway to add

begin next month

Briar Rerryhill/P&W

CS1010 student Eric Napier uses a new Gateway
computer recently installed in the main Sullivan Harrell
PC lab to get the bugs out of his program.

terminal rooms to Franklin, Bacot and Ezelle
dorms. New South dorm already has a ter-
minal room and was upgraded to allow
graphical network access under the RESnet
plan. Recently, Franklin and Galloway were
added to the RESnet graphical network ac-
cess plan.

Commenting on the new Gateway com-
puters was Junior Kara Wingo saying,
"They're a lot faster... easier to use."

While working on a CS1010 project,
Sophomore Eric Napier stated, "[The new
computers] are so fast, I can't even keep up
with them."

Junior Paul Holland offered a slightly dif-
ferent view saying, "I think its a good idea
but I believe the money could be used to up-
grade all dorm rooms to ethernet or add new
labs in other buildings."

Jason Stine

News Editor

Beginning February 16, and
continuing until March 4, several
organizations at Millsaps will
participate in the annual Student
Phonathon Competition, not
only to win prizes for their abil-
ity in telemarketing, but also to
greatly benefit the school's
fundraising programs.

The competition is sponsored
by the Millsaps College Annual
Fund, which supports academic
programs, the faculty, the library,
and student financial aid.

It will be a contest in which
campus organizations will com-
pete and, at the same time, at-
tempt to raise money for the
Annual Fund by calling alumni,
friends, and parents of Millsaps
students.

Each organization will select
eight of its members and a team
captain to raise money.

On each of these nights, two
teams will compete with each
other, making calls to potential
donors in the telemarketing
room in the basement of
Franklin Hall. The nights for the
competitions will be every Sun-
day, Monday, Tuesday, and

Campus Link offers
community service

Amanda Cook

Guest Writer

This semester, a program will begin called
Campus Link, sponsored by Americorps. It
will be taking the place of Amanda Cook's
position as Leggett Intern in Community
Service, who, for the past two and a half years
in her position has worked with groups to
plan service events and to send out infor-
mation to the Millsaps community about
volunteer opportunities.

This program's main goals are to plan an
adult literacy program in rural areas near
Jackson, and to plan an environmental
project.

The biggest goal, however, is to get people
at Millsaps to participate in a program called
"Mississippi Reads." This is a literacy program
for 2nd - 4th graders who meet with a voL
unteer tutor for 2 hours a week. The goals
for the program are to increase the reading
level of the child and to do this on a one on
one basis with a tutor. 50 Millsaps students,
faculty, and/or staff will be recruited.

The new full-time Americorps worker who
is running Campus Link is Corinda Govan,
and two part time workers in the program

Wednesday between February
and March.

The team who wins may go
on to compete with other win-
ning teams in a final competition
for a chance at a grand prize of
$450 for their organization.

Along with providing refresh-
ments from area restaurants for
the teams during the competi-
tions, The Phonathon will be
sporting a retro-70's theme to
liven up the atmosphere and en-
courage fun while the teams will
be at work raising money.

The Chair of the Phonathon
that will be overseeing the com-
petitions is Jennifer Jones, and
Co-Chairs are Jason Stine, Jason
Reddoch, Will Beard, Gretl
Zimmermann, Bria Griffith, and
Shantelle Suane, all of whom
have served on the telemarketing
program last semester.

Laurel Ditto is the Assisstant
Director of Annual Giving, and
in charge of this year's Student
Phonathon Competition. She
stated in an interview: "I really
hope that people will get exited
about participating, and the An-
nual Fund staff hopes that the
Phonathon will successfully
complete the 97-98 fiscal year."

Caedmon # s Call

are Paige Williams, a junior transfer student,
and Junior Jenny Kellum.

The part of this progam that will be con-
nected directly with Amanda Cook's work is
in providing volunteer information to stu-
dents. Before, service information could typi-
cally be recieved from Don Fortenberry, from
Cook, or received at organizations' meetings,
such as Circle K.

While all these "options are still available
students can now go to to the Americorps
office next to the basement computer lab in
Murrah Hall and get the information as well
as visit with other students who know about
the agencies.

This office will hold information from a
variety of non-profit agencies for anyone to
come down and take a look at personally.
And Amanda Cook will be down there from
time to time continuing to add to it. "The
fact that now there is a physical place for
the 'clearinghouse of community service,' as
Americorps members call it, is a blessing to
the college." says Cook. "The programs the
Campus Link workers are planning will be
starting up shortly, and their office is up and
running so come by and visit."

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rounding the appeal might have been based on misperceptions, or were not cause
to hold a new election for officers."

Although the elections were upheld in the aftermath of the appeal, the voting
procedures of the SBA have been strongly reevaluated by the members of the
Elections Committee, most diligently by Barham. SBA President Jason MacManus
stated that "[Michael Barham] has been working very hard on restructuring the
voting procedures."

Barham had this to say in his statement: "As a result of this hearing, the mem-
bers of the committee and myself have discussed many ways of preventing mis-
understand-
ings which
might have
occurred dur-
ing the past
election, and
preventing
such indiscre-
tions as were
charged." He
went on to
discuss the re-
structuring of
the voting
procedures by
stating that
"poll workers
underwent a
training ses-
sion Monday
evening to

make sure they understood their responsibilities in dealing with voters and bal-
lots, and a third person is now being stationed at the polls in a supervisory roll."
He explained that "these supervisors will either be one of the five SBA Officers,
or one of the Elections Committee Co Chairs."

Also, in order to lessen the chance of a candidate to be near the voting booth,
the location of the voting booths for the current SBA Senate elections were in
the back of Acy's Grill. "[This] allows candidates to freely engage in their nor-
mal activities in the Student Center without being directly in the polling area."

Barham concluded his written statement by saying that this meeting "has
helped the committee to take more scrupulous care in running the elections
and be more attentive to creating the best atmosphere in which to hold elec-
tions."

Brian Bcrryhill/I'dW

Second Vice President Michael Barham (right) is the primary
figure involved with the restructuring of SBA voting procedures.

THURSDAY

SBA Senate Elections
Srudent Center
Acy's Place

Seeking and Under-
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Where is he right?
Where is he wrong?
1 1 :30am
Chapel

Fellowship of Chris-
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12:25pm
Aerobics Room

FRIDAY

Friday Forum:
Cartooning from
Clinton to Clinton
12:30pm
AC 215

Resident Assistant

Applications Due

4:30pm

3rd floor of the

Student Center

Millsaps Remembers MLK

Sandi Pullen

Business Manager

Last Monday in the Christian Center Chapel,
Millsaps honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a morn-
ing ceremony that featured members of the Millsaps
community and guests from around Mississippi.

The ceremony began with opening words by stu-
dent Turkessa Irvin. Following this, student Michael
Barham led the call to worship, followed by the hymn
"Lift Every Voice and Sing".

Seven Millsaps students, Joshua Johnson, Anita
Madakasira, Morshun Daniels, Junko Fukuma, Jershua
Bosarge, Sabrina Brantley, and Catrice Seals presented
some "inspirational words of Dr. King", in which each
student quoted something that King had said.

The special guest speaker was Mr. Tommy Morris,
the Headmaster of the New Horizons Counseling Cen-
ter in Jackson. In his speech, Morris brought to light
King's role in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the
1960's. Morris also praised the ceremony's theme, "A
day on, not a day off," saying that "This year, we've
acknowledged that we must take action in the struggle
for equality.. .since black Americans are
a... persevering., .bellcurve bustin'... people."

Morris' speech was peppered with hymns from the
Old South, monologues from former slaves, and narra-
tives from the life of a freed slave. By the time Morris
had begun his speech, every available seat in the Chapel
was full, and several people were standing in the back.

Major Productions
Presents:

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Student Paychecks
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Catholic Mass

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Chapel

MONDAY

Mock Interviews
5:00-7:00pm
Career Center

English Club:

First meeting of the

semester

6:00pm

English House

German Film Night:
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8:00pm
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Diversity Group Meet-
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12:00pm

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12:00pm
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4:00pm

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Christian Fellowship

Meeting

7:00pm

New South Lobby

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Sophomore Shantelle Suane honors Martin
Luther King's memory outside the Rogers Room.

The ceremony closed with acknowledgements
by Millsaps student Desmond Funchess, a hymn,
"We Shall Overcome", and a prayer by Marvin
Davis. When the service came to a close, many
of those in attendance "recommitted themselves
to justice and equality" by signing their names
to the memorial tribute listing outside the Rogers
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Arts &
I Entertainment

Back to
school

Idleness is like a highly contagious
disease. Rather than being spread by
toilet seats and affectionate interaction
with other humans, idleness is spread
through comfortable furniture - it
breeds and thrives in couches, reclin-
ers, mattresses and its ultimate host -
a veritable hive of rampant do-noth-
ingness - the La-Z-Boy. Idleness is fur-
ther enhanced by yummy goodies such
as potato chips, cookies, ice cream and
the grandaddy of them all - BBQ pork
rinds. Put delicious culinary delights
and a comfy living room suite together
and there you have a caustic combi-
nation, a powder keg if you will; it's
like mixing vinegar and baking soda.
Next thing you know, the grade-
school-science-project volcano erupts
, the lava of idleness flows forth and
engulfs you, and the next thing you
know the magma cools and you are
encased in a hard ashy mold like a
Pompeiian procrastinator. Idleness has
invaded and you have lost the will to
move.

Can't talk-eating.

Meaning: I didn't do a gosh darned
THING over the Christmas holidays. I
had my gluteus maximus firmly rooted
in my Barcolounger for about a month,
with the idiot box in my line of vision
and video games within arms length.
I left my hovel for brief moments to
either forage for food or, on the week-
end, to BS with my old friends. I en-
joyed my slovenly laziness so much
that I very seriously considered "pro-
fessional bum" as a future occupation.
Does Millsaps offer a "Mopery" major?
Perhaps "Loitering"?
Oh no! The Soggies!

Now that I am back at school, and
actually have things to do, I have be-
gun once again to "feel the crunch."
(No, not Cap'n Crunch, that's disgust-
ing.) My body has become accustomed
to twelve hours of sleep a night, an
endless stream of junk food inter-
twined with a Dr. Pepper I.V., and not
having to move any muscles other
than my remote-clicking thumb and
the ones required for chewing. I don't
know if I can readjust. This first week
has been especially hectic. So, if you
see me ambling like a zombie down the
hallways talking like Eric Cartman
from South Park saying, "CHEESY
POOFS! CHEESY POOFS!" please do me
a favor - GET OUT OF MY WAY!

What floated our boat, and
what went down with the ship?

After much debate, we present you our best and worst movies of '97

Carey Miller & Mark Salvaggio

A&E Editor & Managing Editor

Two years ago Hollywood la-
mented at the pathetic lack of ma-
jor-studio motion pictures that were
not worth the money spent to make
them. 1997 could be characterized as
the revenge of Hollywood on inde-
pendently made features. Here are
the best, worst and most misunder-
stood movies of 1997.

First, we apologize for not seeing
every movie that came out this year
(we reserve that dreary experience for
paid movie critics). After consulting
several respectable sources for movie
criticism, we have chosen the follow-
ing top ten movies we did not see:
Amistad; The Apostle; Eve's Bayou; Fast,
Cheap, and Out of Control; The Full
Monty; Good Will Hunting; The Ice
Storm; In the Company of Men; Mrs.
Brown; and The Sweet Hereafter.

Some people might take issue with
our choices, so here are some honor-
able mentions. My Best Friend's Wed-
ding just missed our lists for best pic-
ture. Jackie Brown contained two of
the best male performances of the
year by Samuel L. Jackson and Rob-
ert Forster. We just could not put
them above those we listed.

Many of you will notice that two
movies that were liked by both crit-
ics and audiences were missing from
our lists: Titanic and Contact. Both
these movies had several well-done
aspects. But neither made our lists

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James Cameron's epic Titanic may have sailed into critics' and audiences'
hearts, but we think they should have abandoned ship.

because they both had enough flaws
to outweigh their virtue. Contact we
dismissed easily because its facade
of intelligence crumbles under any
moderate scrutiny. Titanic (which
some argue is one of the best raov^
ies of the year) contains some of the
most ridiculous scenes this year. Is
it a love story, a disaster movie, a
documentary? It attempts to do all
three and fails. We could not find
sympathy with the plethora of two-
dimensional characters who popu-
late the doomed ship. We do not
find it upsetting when cardboard
cut-outs dissolve in Arctic waters.
We won't even go into the abso-
lutely moronic frame story about
the crew trying to salvage valuables
from the Titanic and whom cease
when a Titanic survivor tells them

her story. Cartoon violence, predict-
able plot development (and we don't
just mean that we know the boat
sinks), and three and a half hours of
digitized pain do not a good movie
make.

And now without further ado, may
we have the envelopes please?
Carey's Best of 1997

1. Boogie Nights

2. Midnight in the Garden of Good
and Evil

3. Face/Off

4. Alien: Resurrection

5. Men in Black
Mark's Best of 1997

1. Boogie Nights

2. L.A. Confidential

3. As Good as It Gets

4. Wag the Dog

► See HOLLYWOOD on page 9

Freak out, Millsaps style

Special to the I'&W

If you thought Stevie Starr, The Regurgitator, was bizarre,
well, you were absolutely right. Equally bizarre is the fellow you
see above, blowing a fireball like a child blowing bubbles.

He, Harley Newman, holds the Guinness record for sleeping
on a bed of four nine-inch spikes, can swallow fire, escapes
from locks and chains (a la Houdini), walk on swords, and he's
coming to Millsaps, courtesy of Major Productions. Who is he?
He's a professional lunatic. He's an entire carnival's freak show
all rolled into one, except he's not a bearded lady or dog boy.

So, if you're a fan of the oddities of the midway, I'm sure
Harley, Professional Lunatic will not disappoint. He is the
quintessential modern-day showman. He guarantees many
surprises and audience participation. So go see him this Friday
Jan. 23, at 8:00 p.m. in AC 215.

Cast ready to
commit Crimes
of the Heart

Carey Miller

A&E Editor

The cast for the Millsaps' Players next pro-
duction, Crimes of the Heart, was selected this
week. Crimes of the Heart is a pulitzer-prize
winning play by Mississippi playwright and
Hazelhurst native Beth Henley.

The cast is as follows:

Nicole Saad - Lenny

Laura McKee - Meg

Reni Guidry - Babe

April Harris - Chick
Johnathan Martin - Doc
Don Cumbest - Barnette

The play will be directed by Morgan Gadd
and Brent Lefavor will serve as technical ad-
visor. So, if you see any of the cast around,
tell them to 'break a leg' at the Feb. 23 pre-
miere.

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9

REVIEWS

Lamar Restaurant
serves up cheap goodies

Nicole Saad

Guest Writer

Have you ever wanted a quick, inex-
pensive meal, but couldn't bring your-
self to turn into the McDonald's drive-
through again? For fast food that's NOT
fast food in downtown Jackson, try the
Lamar Street Restaurant.

The Lamar Street
Lamar Street Restaurant is located
Rest ar t at 209 s . Lamar Street
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is run by a mother and
son team, Chris Grillis
and Kiki "Mama" Grillis, and has been
occupying its lot on Lamar Street for
over 40 years.

The red neon sign that flashes on the
side of the building proudly proclaims,
"A good place to eat," and it does not
lie.

In addition to their legendary fried
chicken (about four dollars a plate), the
restaurant serves up sandwiches, soups,
garden salads, and cold plates.

The restaurant also offers daily spe-
cials, such as hamburger steak, for a
mere $3.95. "Mama" Grillis' chicken
fingers are hot and moist. My favorite
item on the menu so far is the broiled
trout. With a crisp, lemony coating of
breadcrumbs, I promise that this is one
of the best pieces of fish to be found
downtown.

Most entrees on the menu come with
french fries, a salad, and a basket of
wheaty rolls. The house dressing is a
spicy comeback, but other dressings are
offered.

The atmosphere of The Lamar Street
Restaurant is homey and old-fashioned.
Chris Grillis cracks jokes while he takes
your order. Everyone seems to know
each other.

Apparently, however, there's not a
nonsmoking section of the restaurant,
so be prepared to deal with cigarette
smoke if you choose to frequent the res-
taurant.

The only other problem that you
might encounter is the lack of nearby
parking. Squeeze your car into a spot
on Capitol. This one is worth the walk.

►HOLLYWOOD from page 8

Cornershop shakes butt
with cool Indian pop

Walter Biggins

Layout Editor

It starts with a spurt from a
harmonium, but smoothly glides into
a slow melodic bass throb. Soon after,
a soft-spoken voice sings "Sleep on the
Left Side" while a flute echoes in the
background.

What is 'it'? My immediate reply is
► See CORNERSHOP on page 10

5. Deconstructing Harry

6. Donnie Brasco

7. Jackie Brown

8. CopLand

9. Grosse Point Blank

10. Men in Black
Mark's Worst of 1997

1. Batman and Robin

2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

3. Air Force One

4. The Jackal

5. Midnight in the Garden of Good and
Evil

Carey's Worst of 1997

1. Batman and Robin

2. The Jackal

3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

4. Excess Baggage

5. Contact

Top Five Re-releases of 1997

1. The Godfather

2. The Empire Strikes Back

3. Star Wars

4. Return ofthejedi

5. Pink Flamingos/Dirty Dancing (Tie)
Best Actors

Nicholas Cage (Face/Off)
Robert DeNiro (Wag the Dog)
Dustin Hoffman (Wag the Dog)
Jack Nicholson (As Good as It Gets)
Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights)
Best Actresses
Pam Grier (Jackie Brown)
Helen Hunt (As Good as It Gets)

Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights)
Julia Roberts (My Best Friend's Wed-
ding)

Sigourney Weaver (Alien: Resurrection)
Best Supporting Actor
Rupert Everett (My Best Friend's Wed-
ding)

Greg Kinnear (As Good as It Gets)
Al Pacino (Donnie Brasco)
Ron Perlman. (A/fen: Resurrection)
Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights)
Best Supporting Actress
Kirstie Alley (Deconstructing Harry)
Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential)
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Heather Graham (Boogie Nights)

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1 9

HOROSCOPE

The Sensuous Swami

Aries - You win the hearts of others with
your ability to entertain, especially in
producing laughter. You may find inti-
macy in this way.

Taurus - The color of choice for Taurus
is pink. Use care in the future to avoid
turning your cheeks a bright shade.
Gemini - While you can learn by just
picking things up in conversation, osmo-
sis will not work. Pick up your head, and
start reading the book, not banging your
head on it.

Cancer - You are receptive to emotional
stimuli, but don't be so sensitive that you
let other people's emotions overrule your
own.

Leo - Has anyone ever accused you of
biting sarcasm? Perhaps there is a reason
behind that.

Virgo - Your search for inner peace will
not soon come to an end, but at least try
to maintain your composure for the time
being.

Libra - You have been relying heavily
upon fate recently, but fate will have
nothing to dp with you. It is time to make
a move for yourself.

Scorpio - Love is in your future, but if
you expect it to last for any amount of
time, you will need to work on cooper-
ating with others.

Sagitarius - Your foresight allows you to
keep yourself put of trouble. But it may
take more work than that in the next few
weeks. Keep your eyes open, and work
on your tact.

Capricorn - Protecting those you care
about is one thing, but dictating your will
to anyone who will listen (and even
those who will not) will not be taken
without response.

Aquarius - Your idealism is charming,
but a bit far from reality. If you keep
thinking along such lines, you may be
able to retain your sanity.
Pisces - Do not turn your back on the
world just because you get discouraged.
There is always something to hold on to,
and in your future there is someone.

►CORNERSHOP from page 9

that it's "Sleep on the Left Side", the first song off of
Cornershop's brilliant album When I was Born for the 7th
Time. The band's music is impossible to pigeonhole. The
brainchild of Indian-British immigrant Tjinder Singh,
Cornershop is a band that melds Indian musical instru-
mentation with hip-hop, odd sampling, catchy rhythms
and upbeat lyrics.

In theory, I love cross-cultural pop music. In reality,
however, it often turns into a hodge-
podge of musical influences, without
ever merging them into a unified
form. African percussion, violins and
decent acoustic guitar are thrown to-
gether on the same song, frequently
with the Dave Matthews Band or
Rusted Root, but the sounds don't
necessarily cohere.

Cornershop rarely has this prob-
lem. "Brimful of Asha", for example,
begins with Singh rapping in
Punjabi — his native tongue. I don't
know jack about Punjabi, Asha Bhosle
(an Indian singer that the band tributes), or classical ar-
rangements. It doesn't matter: all these elements (and
more) merge in this perfect 5-minute pop song.

Nearly every song or instrumental leaves me smiling.
"Butter the Soul" introduces sitars and funky percussion

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to an already afflicted beat and turntable scratching.
Punjabi and dholkis influence the band's superb cover
of the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood", and "Good Sh-t" (Em-
barrassingly, this is my absolute favorite.) speaks volumes
with fluid drums, chiming guitars and droll vocals.

Even "Funky Days are Back Again", the record's weak-
est track, is fun Brit-pop with an edge. The song insists
that, along with big shoes and neo-hippie love, "worker
strikes are back again."

Many of the album's songs have
darker, more complex sides, con-
demning racism, sexism and general
stupidity. The late Allen Ginsberg
reads a poem over meandering
samples. Cornershop adds social
commentary to their wacky mix, cre-
ating an album that transcends pure
pop.

The album shines with sunny
warmth, goofy humor and cool vibes.
Singh may lisp like he's grappling
with the English language, and he
uses the word "funky" way too much. But don't be
fooled — he's a song master in many languages, musical
or linguistic. His band's third album shows that
Cornershop already has a clear style, even if I can't de-
fine it.

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SPORTS 11

San Diego awaits showdown

Coaches, AP
have problems

What a fitting end to the final year
of the old Alliance in college football.
The system that was devised to save the
fans from ever having a split national
champion again ended its tenure with
a split title between Nebraska and
Michigan, both undefeated teams that
never faced each other.

Things are changing once again with
the introduction of the Super Alliance
that will include the Rose Bowl, the
only holdout from the old system. Will
this solve the problem? Not necessar-
ily. We could still be faced with more
than one undefeated team by the time
the bowl games are finished on Janu-
ary 5th of next year. All that has to hap-
pen is for there to be three undefeated
teams at the end of the regular season
and for two to win their bowl games
(one will obviously lose in the "title"
game). What will happen then? Will
we be left with another split champi-
onship? Or will the voters cheat one
team out of the recognition they de-
serve for going undefeated for 12 or 13
games?

There are a few things that the NCAA
could do to solve this problem, but I
see only one as possible. The first is a
playoff. The idea of a playoff has been
tossed around in the media for years
now, but it will never happen. Person-
ally, I don't really think it would be a
good idea just for the fact that it would
extend the playing season long into
January and the two teams that reach
the championship would have to play
1 4 or 1 5 games in a 1 6 or 1 7 week span.
For a college student-athlete, that is
simply too long. As the system cur-
rently exists, teams play their 11 or 12
game season in 13 or 14 weeks and get
a number of weeks off before their bowl
game, which allows for most exams to
be taken before practice resumes again.

The other idea that may work is
changing the way the national champ
is picked. Currently, it is split between
the Coaches' Poll and the Assosiated
Press Poll. The easy thing to do would
be to drop one of the polls. That would
almost guarantee a sole champ.

But which one would go? For the
most part, coaches have more knowl-
edge about the game, but the media has
much more time (it's their job) and
equipment at their fingers to make a
more informative decision.

This new system is good, but not
good enough. The probability of a split
national champ is lowered, but there
is one way to be sure: only one poll!

Will four times be the charm for Elway and Co. or Favre 's Packers?

Steve Scott

Sports Editor

The biggest event
in football is only
days away with Su-
per Bowl XXXII
scheduled for Sun-
day in San Diego. It
matches up the de-
fending World
Champion Green
Bay Packers with the
AFC Champion Den-
ver Broncos. There
are several subplots involved in this game that should
be noted.

First, this is the second consecutive year that the Green
Bay Packers will be playing in the Super Bowl, the sec-
ond time in history that they will be doing that. The
first was when Vince Lombardi was coaching the Pack
in Super Bowls I and II.

Also, this will be future Hall of Famer John Elway's
fourth trip to the Super Bowl and, by far, his best chance
to win it. In the 1987, 1988, and 1990 championship
games, John Elway and his Bronco teammates lost by a
combined score of 136 to 40. This year, however, the
Broncos have a running game and a good defense to
complement Elway.

The championship game also matches the league's
top-rated Bronco offense against a defense that allowed
the 49ers only 10 points in the Conference Champion-
ship game.

On the other side it matches League MVP Brett Favre's
highly ranked offense against a defense that has found
a way to stop everything thrown at them by Kansas City,
Pittsburgh, and Jacksonville, and has also managed to
silence most of their critics in the process.

The Broncos have another difficult task in front of

Super Bowl XXXII
Sunday, January 25
Kickoff 5 p.m.

Green Bay Packers

vs.

Denver Broncos

them. Besides the
fact that they have to
play the defending
champions, the
Broncos must also
defeat history to win
their first NFL Cham-
pionship.

The AFC has a 13
game losing streak in
the Super Bowl, three
of those losses by
Denver in Super
Bowls XXI, XXII, and
XXIV. While Green Bay comes into Super Bowl XXXII
with the chance to become the second team with a 4-0
record in the Super Bowl, the Broncos could become the
first team ever to lose five Super Bowls if they lose this
Sunday.

Besides the history in this game, the Super Bowl also
matches two coaches that were both 49er assistants. Mike
Shanahan, Denver's head coach, was the 49er offensive
coordinator before he took the job in Denver a few years
ago. Mike Holmgren was a 49er assistant years ago be-
fore he took his current job in Green Bay.

For several of football's most devoted fans, they view
this game as John Elway's last chance for the ring that
has eluded him for so long. Most Denver players share
that sentiment. Defensive end Neil Smith said, "If there
is anybody that deserves to win a Super Bowl, it is John
Elway." Packer players feel that way as well. Defensive
back Leroy Butler said, "I hope that he does win a Super
Bowl, but not against us."

No matter what plots this game may involve outside
of the field, come Sunday evening, it will all come down
to Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos. One will
rush to get out of San Diego while the other will never
want to leave.

Home (game) for the holidays

Steve Scott

Candace Carlisle/l'&W

Forward Jared Grabow beats a defender off
the dribble in a recent basketball game.

Sports Editor

Over the holidays, while most Millsaps students went home, the
Majors' and Lady Majors' Basketball teams were still going through
practices and games like usual, except with no class.

The Men's Basketball squad played four games, all home, against
two non-conference teams, Rust College and Pensacola Christian,
and two SCAC teams, Centre and Sewanee. The Majors lost all four
games, one which went into overtime and the other which was de-
cided by one point. After the Majors' 5-2 start, they have fallen to 6-
7 and are in the middle of a very important four game divisional
road trip. They split the first two games losing to Rhodes by four on
Jan. 16th and beating Hendrix by six on Jan. 18th. The majors play
again on Jan. 23rd at Southwestern and then travel to Texas to face
top-ranked Trinity on Jan. 25th.

Some of the key players for the Majors so far this season have
been Guard Willie Hobson and Forward Zack Wallace. Hobson is
4th in the conference in scoring and 6th in field goal percentage.
Wallace is 9th in scoring in the conference and 8th in rebounds.

The Lady Majors had a much better stretch over the break than
the men did. The Women's team went 4-0 over the holidays with all
four games being played in Jackson (three home and one at
Belhaven). The Lady Majors started the season 2-5 in Coach Janine
Hoffman's first year as Millsaps' head coach. After that shaky begin-
ning, the team has gone 4-2 with the top-rated defense in the con-
ference.

Some key members of the Lady Majors are Forward Michele Biegel,
Forward Jennifer Hamm, and Guard Lancie Greenlee. Hamm is 5th
in the conference in scoring, Greenlee is 2nd in assists and Biegel is
8th in scoring, 1st in rebounds and 2nd in steals.

12 SPORTS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1998

SCAC SCOREBOARD

MENS BASKETBALL

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 4-0-0 12-3-0

Rhodes 3-1-0 10-3-0

Sewanee 3-1-0 9-3-0

Oglethorpe 2-2-0 9-5-0

Centre 2-2-0 7-6-0

Southwestern 2-2-0 6-4-0

Millsaps 1-3-0 6-7-0

Hendrix 0-4-0 6-9-0

Scores:

Hendrix 71 Rust 65

Univ. of Ozarks 65 Rhodes 63

Trinity 78 Centre 67

Sewanee 80 Southwestern 67

Oglethorpe 76 Hendrix 60

Rhodes 70 ." Millsaps 66

Centre 74 Southwestern 58

Trinity 91 Sewanee 82

Rhodes 76 Oglethorpe 66

Millsaps 64 Hendrix 58

SCHOOL SCAC OVERALL

Trinity 4-0-0 12-1-0

Southwestern 4-0-0 7-6-0

Hendrix 2-2-0 10-5-0

Rhodes 2-2-0 4-9-0

Millsaps 2-2-0 6-7-0

Centre 1-3-0 2-11-0

Oglethorpe 1-3-0 6-6-0

Sewanee 0-4-0 5-7-0

Scores:

Univ. of Ozarks 80 Rhodes 72

Sewanee 79 (OT) Maryville (Tn.) 71

Trinity 86 (OT) Centre 76

Southwestern 79 Sewanee 31

Hendrix 81 Oglethorpe 46

Rhodes 75 Millsaps 70

Southwestern 77 Centre 48

Trinity 64 Sewanee 58

Hendrix 67 Millsaps 51

Rhodes 77 Oglethorpe 63

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Forward Olivia McDaniel runs out to start a recent Lady Majors
game. The Lady Majors will play at Southwestern on Friday.

Pankovits to lead Generals in 1998

From wire reports

Special to the P&W

For the second time in six
weeks the Houston Astros have
named a manager for the Jack-
son Generals, their AA Texas
League affiliate. Gary Allenson,
who lead the team in 1997, was
named to guide the team for '98
back in November.

Two weeks ago, the Milwaukee
Brewers asked for and received
permission to talk with Allenson
about their AAA managing posi-
tion in Louisville. Allenson ac-
cepted leaving the Generals with-
out a Field Manager. Former big
league infielder Jim Pankovits now inherits
the job.

Tim Purpura, assistant general manager
and Minor League Director for the Astros ex-
plained, "We felt we had to allow Gary the
opportunity to advance to AAA and we are
pleased to welcome back Jim Pankovits."

The Generals are expected to have one of
the better teams in the organization and
Pankovits familiarity with the players and or-
ganization are considered a big plus. "Jim
played with the Astros, has managed in AA
with the Boston Red Sox and has managed
many of the guys we expect to have in Jack-
son."

This will be the second tour of duty for
Pankovits in the Astros' minor league chain,

"Sitting
out a year
makes you
realize
how much
the game
means to
you. "

—Jim
Pankovits

having served as a manager at
Class A Quad Cities in both 1995
and 1996. The 42 year old
worked as a financial planner last
year near his Richmond, Va.
home. The former utilityman
played for five seasons in Hous-
ton and one in Boston as a
player. He played all three infield
positions as well as in the out-
field and even one game behind
the plate.

In both of his Midwest League
seasons Panhovits lead the River
Bandits into the playoffs, win-
ning three of the four half sea-
son championships. From 1992
to 1994 the former University of South Caro-
lina player, managed New Britain in the Class
AA Eastern League for the Boston Red Sox.

Pankovits is excited about the opportunity
to manage the Generals. "Sitting out a year
makes you realize how much the game
means to you," he says. "I hear we should
have a very talented team and look forward
to competing for the Texas League Crown."

The remainder of the Jackson staff will
remain as previously announced with
Charley Taylor serving as pitching coach,
Jorge Orta as hitting coach and Mike Ra han-
dling the duties as trainer.

The Generals hope to have Pankovits
come to Jackson to meet the media prior to
Spring Training.

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Volume LXIII • No. 17

April 20, 1998

After almost forty years, Millsaps
and MC go head to head again

Carry mwmtiW

As if awakened
from a long
slumber, the age-
old rivalry
between Millsaps
and MC is reborn,
and through this
athletic epiphany,
these two schools
can perhaps put
behind them the
differences of the
past (see grey box
opposite side) and
celebrate the
dawning of a new
golden age of
intercollegiate
sports.

MILLSAPS

MISS. COLLEtE

«9 t

Colleges put away old differences
for the good of athletics

Jason Stinc

Interim News Editor

On Thursday, April 16, in a landmark invitation given
by the Mississippi Sports Council, Millsaps College foot-
ball and Mississippi College football scheduled to com-
pete in a doubleheader to begin as early as 1999, mak-
ing it the first football game played between the two
colleges in 38 years.

The formal invitation was given in a news release at
1:00 p.m. in the locker room of the Veterans' Memorial
Stadium. Pat Frascogna, the president of the Mississippi
Sports Council, extended the invitation to Millsaps'
president, Dr. George Harmon, and Mississippi College's
president, Dr. Howell Todd, who each said a few words
regarding their acceptance.

Dr. Todd said of the scheduled series with Millsaps
that "this is one of the most exciting developments in
Mississippi intercollegiate athletics in many years, [and]
this is a wonderful opportunity for our students, our
institutions, the greater Jackson area, and even the state
of Mississippi."

Dr. Harmon, who spoke afterward, had the following
to say about Millsaps' participation in the games: "It is
my hope that the renewed rivalry between our two in-
stitutions will increase and expand the awareness of the
quality of NCAA Division III athletics throughout the
state of Mississippi. On behalf of the faculty, staff,
alumni, student* athletes, and our entire student body,
we eagerly await the renewal of this exciting rivalry."

Drs. Harmon and Todd were also joined by athletic
directors and head football coaches from each college,
Ron Jurney, head coach of Millsaps, and Terry McMillan,
head coach of Mississippi College, who expressed their
excitement about the renewed rivalry of the two col-
leges while introducing several football players who will
represent their school in the doubleheader.

One of these players, Matt Murphy, who is a junior at
Mississippi College, expressed his enthusiasm as well.
He stated, "I believe as far as a football game goes, it will
bring a lot of excitement to the two schools [and] the
rivalry will do the community good."

At the end of the news release, President Frascogna
remarked on his hopes for the success of this double-
header. "I'd like to
see this game the
most attended in
Division III his-
tory," he stated.

I'hntm try Curry Milln/l'trW

Clockwise from left:
President of MS
Sports Council, Pat
Frascogna, President
Harmon, and
President Todd

According to the Sports Council, the first confirmed
date of the match-up is in August of the year 2000.
Millsaps and Mississippi College have agreed to begin
gridiron competition as early as 1999, pending approval
from the NCAA, and will begin competition as early as
1998.

The legendary
rivalry of MC and
Millsaps College

The renewed rivalry between
Millsaps College and Mississippi Col-
lege was not a decision taken lightly
by administrators at each school. This
old rivalry of the two colleges was an
intense competition that was the result
of much hostility between both schools
almost forty years ago.
The demise of the old rivalry

In 1960, a letter was written by the
chairman of athletics at Millsaps to the
Mississippi College athletics chairman
in regard to many fights that broke out
during a football game due to vandal-
ism and other provocations that
occured on both sides that year.
The fateful letter

The letter (as printed in the Feb. 23,
1960 edition of the P&W) was as fol-
lows:

Dr. A. E. Wood

Faculty Chairman of Athletics
Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

Dear Dr. Wood:

Despite all efforts to the contrary, a
very unwholsome atmosphere has de-
veloped in connection with our athletic
contests, which seem increasingly to
stimulate hostility and even some vio-
lence. We do not believe such an atmo-
sphere should be tolerated in Christian
institutions. In order to preclude fur-
ther unfortunate incidents, which
might possibly end in tragedy, our ath-
letic commitee has seen fit to call to an
end all athletic relations with Missis-
sippi College and to cancel all existing
contracts. It is regrettable that this ac-
tion is considered necessary, but I be-
lieve that you too, will see the wisdom
of this course.

Sincerely yours,
Milton C. White
Chairman of Athletics
; Millsaps College

CC: Dr. R. A. McLemore, President
Mississippi College

2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1998

William L
Law III

Staff Writer

Spiders lurk
in the web

Some are infatuated with the poten-
tial the Internet possesses economically
and intellectually; I have become jaded.
The World Wide Web has deteriorated
into an abyss of artifice. Skeptics can
satiate their due cynicism of Internet
condemnation by utilizing any search
engine. Frequently, unrelated sites will
result: pornography, illegally pirated
software and music, propaganda pieces,
scams of every guise, commercial
webpages who seed their websites with
words unrelated to their product to in-
crease traffic, online gambling, com-
puter hackers, language that would
cause the surliest sailor to blush, and
other aberrations too numerous to
mention. Simultaneously, the user's e-
mail address is being supplied to
"spammers" (a pejorative term for mass
mailers) who will barrage this user's
mail account with e-mails proposing
unethical scams.

Washington is not oblivious to this
predicament. The infection of the
nebulous Internet is more than an in-
consequential nuisance. The 104th
Congress passed legislation termed the
Communications Decency Act (CDA),
signed by President Clinton. A group
headed by the ACLU denounced the
constitutionality of this law. The US
District Court in Philadelphia ruled
against the CDA on grounds that it
transgressed 1st Amendment liberties.
The US Department of Justice appealed
to the Supreme Court (Reno v. ACLU).
The court ruled against the CDA.

The Web is a fledgling community
that cannot flourish if not granted pro-
tections against dubious activity. Stu-
dents of Millsaps should be cognizant
that free speech is imperative, but the
Internet introduces a new facet that de-
mands regulation. Entertain this final
scenario: if a child wishes to study
breeds of dogs by applying a search
engine and is fallaciously led to a
website concerning bestiality, how does
that differ from a pervert exposing his
genitals to that child on the street?
Both incidents are duplicitous, un-
wanted corruption but the Supreme
Court finds the former legal.

CARTOON BY JOHN FLYNT

Welcome to the two hour,
fully comprehensive...
TEST FROM HELL!!!

A disturbance in TIME

Jason McDonald

Jason McDonald

Interim Opinions Editor

Where can one find leaders like
Lenin, Reagan, Hitler, Gandhi,
FDR and numerous others
grouped together in equal impor-
tance? It is simple; they are all fea-
tured in TIME magazine's April
13 edition. TIME magazine has
put together a panel of nine his-
torians to rank leaders of the 20th
Century. The criterion for TIME
magazine's ranking of these lead-
ers is abso-
lutely pre-
posterous.

As if you
did not ex-
pect it from
TIME maga-
z i n e ,
Franklin
Delano
Roosevelt
was selected as the best president
of the 20th Century. His chief ac-
complishments were "Rescued
country from Depression; led U.S.
through its greatest foreign war."
Well, this would be nice if it were
completely correct. It has come to
my attention, as to the attention
of many others, that FDR did not
really save the country from the
Depression. The "greatest foreign
war" saved this country, not FDR.
During a war production booms
because all sorts of products have
to be produced for the war, thus
causing more jobs and more
money returned to the economy.
Just because FDR handed out
thousands of jobs does not mean
that he saved the country. We are
still reaping the "great" benefits of
FDR's New Deal today!

If this is not preposterous
enough for the readers of TIME
magazine, the comments about
Ronald Reagan were as
"blunderful" as FDR's. TIME
magazine remarks " Maybe ended

CORRECTIONS

the Cold War; Jury still out."
How can someone make the ar-
gument that The Cold War is
not over? If you can, let me
know. The last time that I
checked, the Soviet Union is no
longer functional. The truth is
Reagan out-strategized, out-
spent, and completely out-com-
promised the Soviet Union. He
knew that the Soviet Union
would break under the pressure
of economic turmoil. So, he
out-spent the Soviets and in the
effort of trying to keep up with
the U.S., the Soviet Union's
economy fell and soon after so
did the USSR. So, how is the
Cold War still in existence?

A few other items in the rank-
ing of the presidents: On
Clinton, only seven of the nine
historians commented on our
great president and those seven
said, "Jury here out too-maybe
literally!" On Bush, "Lacked the
vision thing." On Jimmy Carter,
"Should have been a preacher."
On Nixon, " Uniquely a failure
among American Presidents." It
sounds like the historians that
TIME magazine used for the
panel were the most biased and
unintellectual of any panel that
I have ever seen because of the
broad assumptions made about
these presidents.

I don't have room to com-
ment on all of the "leaders" that
TIME magazine has listed, but
here is who they chose: Teddy
Roosevelt, Lenin, Margaret
Sanger, FDR, Hitler, Churchill,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Gandhi,
David Ben-Gurion, Mao
Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, Martin
Luther King, Jr., Ayatullah
Khomeini, Margaret Thatcher,
Pope John Paul II, Reagan, Lech
Walesa, Gorbachev, Nelson
Mandela, and the Unknown
Rebel. What a list!

Please send any corrections to us at: MILLECS on the VAX system or call us at 974-121 1
Thanks for your cooperation.

Bitot s (S^ote

As a result of our labors, you are
now holding in your hands the first
issue of the "new" (so to speak) P&W.
You may be wondering where we've
been, but that's not important. What's
important is that we are here now,
bringing you the news, editorials, en-
tertainment and sports that you've
been missing.

I knew that
someday I would
be back here
working in this
office, but I never
thought I'd be sit-
ting in the editor
chair. But here I
am, my posterior
planted firmly in
the seat where it will remain all Of my
junior year. Under my editorship, I
plan for the P&W to retain the high
level of quality that you have come to
expect, and with a little luck, surpass
it.

Remember, the P&W is a paper for
students and by students. 1 encourage
each and every one of you to send feed-
back to me. Tell me what you like, tell
me what you'd like to see. With your
input we will bring you the best P&W
that we can. And that is a promise. You
can vax me at MI I. LLCS.

Carey Miller

Millsaps College

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3 NEWS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1998

NATION/WORLD

Former despot dies

On Thursday, April 12, former Cam-
bodian tyrant and notorious leader of
the Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, died in his
sleep of a heart attack. From 1975 to
1979 he was responsible for the mass
killing of two million Cambodians.

Clinton tries to build
support in Chile

President Clinton began his third
trip to Latin America by visiting
Santiago, Chile in an attempt to build
support for policies that will perpetu-
ate the growth of free markets and de-
mocracy throughout the region. This
summit's success will move the U.S. and
Chile toward the creation of a free trade
zone throughout the hemisphere.

Cannibalism reported
in North Korea

French relief workers have reported
North Koreans resorting to cannibalism
in order to combat the severe famine
plaguing the country. The group "Doc-
tors Without Borders" have reports of a
Korean woman eating her 2-year-old
daughter. The country has suffered the
famine due to economic mismanage-
ment and natural disasters.

Paintings returned

Seven Grandma Moses paintings
stolen 1 4 years ago and worth up to half
a million dollars mysteriously were re-
turned to the Bennington Museum in
Vermont.

Th

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English Dept. dwindling

lastm Stinc/rttW

The English House's number of residents will be
substantially low beginning next school year. After
the departure of Drs. Faherty, Galchinsky, and
MacMaster, the remaining professors will be Dr.
David Gregory Miller, Dr. Judith Page, Dr. Suzanne
Marrs, and Dr. L. Austin Wilson.

Jason Stine

Interim News Editor

The English Department at Millsaps will suffer the loss
of nearly half of its professors by the end of the school
year. Those who are leaving are Dr. Teresa Faherty, Dr.
Michael Galchinsky, and Dr. Anne MacMaster.

The professors who are leaving Millsaps are doing so
for various reasons. Dr. MacMaster is taking a sabbatical
and will return, Dr. Galchinsky, however, has been given
a job offer at Georgia State University where he will teach
graduate students and undergrads. Dr. Miller, chair of
the English Dept. expressed that he was happy for Dr.
Galchinsky and said that "we'll miss him. ..he has con-
tributed a lot to the college."

According to Dr. Faherty, due to falling enrollment,
her tenure track, has been reduced to a 3-year
committment, which she has fulfilled.

Currently, a nation-wide search is underway to find
replacements. In the meantime, Lisa Whitney, who has
served as Dr. Wilson's substitute in the 1996-97 school
year, will be teaching next year after finishing ]
at Columbia University.

New interim nurse on Millsaps campus

Jason Stine

Interim News Editor

Three weeks ago, Millsaps wel-
comed the new registered nurse
onto the campus, Glenda P. Jones,
replacing Florence Cooper, who left
last March.

Although she is only a temporary
nurse for the college, Jones has an
extensive background and many
qualifications. She has experience as
a campus nurse from working at sev-
eral colleges in California and Texas.
Also, she has served as a registered
nurse at the University Medical Cen-
ter for 9 years, as well as a supervi-
sor at several nursing homes. Other
positions Jones has held include a
scrub nurse in emergency and op-

eration rooms, and a labor delivery
nurse for an OB-GYN in various hos-
pitals in California.

In addition to her many positions
concerning the treatment of patients,
Jones spent much of her career as a
teacher of health resources, instruct-
ing medical students and nurses
aides. She is specialized in particular
areas such as knowledge of Medicare
and Medicaid forms, which she has
taught to new nurses and discussed
with patients. She is also specialized
in CPR, which she teaches frequently
at various colleges and which she has
recently taught at an exhibition at
the Metrocenter mall. When asked
about her past experiences with other
campus nursing jobs and her new job

lawn Stim/l't*W

Glenda P. Jones, temporary nurse

at Millsaps, she stated "I loved it
like I love [my current position].
It has been a good turnover."
Nurse Jones will not stay on next
year because of another job.

MONDAY

Bobashela and Stylus
Editor applications
due

New Stage Theatre
Movie:

"Wittgenstein "
7:30p.m.-9:30p.m.
New Stage Theatre

Premed Meeting
5:00p.m.
OH 100

German Film Night:
Der Blaue Engel
(The Blue Angel)
8:00p.m.
SH221

TUESDAY

College Council
Elections
Key's Grill

LEAD reception
honoring 1998
participants
5:30p.m.
OH 100

Millsaps Christian
Fellowship meeting
7:00p.m.

New South Lobby

"Tartuffe "

7:30p.m.

CC Auditorium^

WEDNESDAY

College Council
Elections
Acy's Grill

Writing Require-
ment/portfolio papers
due

Writing Center

"Tartuffe "

7:30p.m.

CC Auditorium

THURSDAY

College Council
Elections
Acy's Grill

"Tartuffe"
7:30p.m.

CC Auditorium

FRIDAY

Ultimate Frisbee
Club practice
1:30p.m.
Soccer Field

"Tartuffe"
7:30p.m.
CC Auditorium

Millsaps Singers

Concert:

"The Creation "

8:00p.m.

ACRH

Open Time for early
registration
8:30-1 1:30a.m. &
l:00-4:00p.m.
AC 142

REGISTRATION

Graduates/Seniors/

Juniors

Monday

8:30-1 1:30a.m. &
l:00-4:00p.m.
AC 142

Sophomores
Tuesday

8:30-1 1:30a.m. &
l:00-4:00p.m.

Freshmen

Wednesday

Z-Q8:30-

11:30a.m.

R-J l:00-4:00p.m.

Thursday

I-A 8:30-1 1:30a.m.

A Mile Around Millsaps

Scenes From the Outskirts

Have you ever really
thought about the
community surrounding
Millsaps?

Here is a little peek into
what goes on in a mile's
radius of Millsaps

Left: Football
practice at
Bailey Magent
High School,
right across
the street

Left: The VA
Medical Center,
on Wood row
Wilson.

^ I : it - ' . m

Right:
Mary Jo
Briggs,
relaxing
at her
home in
Bel haven

I

Above: what
better way to
have lunch than
at CS's?

Left: Jane
Newkirk at
the Pearl
River Glass
Studio Inc.
Right: A
wall at the
Fairview
Inn.

pert McGowan, director of
jouse. Bottom: Hazel and
irace House residents.

L,

Photographs
by

m. Kathleen

ROBBINS

Above: The Veterans Memorial
Stadium, right across Woodrow
Wilson from Millsaps.

To the left and above:
Physical Therapist Anne
Newton and patient Pete
Huber.

6 ARTS & ENTERTA INMFNT

THE PURPLE AND WHITE MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1 998

Interim Arts &
Entertainment
Editor

Assemblismus

Let's direct our persiflage toward
The Assemblers, whose cryptic (but
nevertheless made with PrintShop
fonts) flyers you've no doubt seen
around campus. True, those attending
their shows note the harmlessness of
the venue (no chickenwire at Fenian's
or Muddy Waters); but could a sissified
band loudly announce Greater Britan-
nia politics with such audacity, and at
an Irish theme bar?

Bruce Golden (percussion) and Steve
Smith (keyboards, vocals) compose The
Assemblers' dyad. Golden's star first as-
cended with the local prog band Our
Supernova and plateaued at folk rock
equilibrium. A finely mechanical style,
like a less flurried Rashied Ali, seems to
derive from said tutelage. Or could it
be a technically calmer Neil Pert? He
makes up for sound deficiencies other-
wise inherent in a two-member band
by beating on the television tray
strapped to a cymbal stand.

Smith is harder to trace: some tell
me he pilfers from the Grateful Dead.
A private interview disclosed passion,
couched in professional respect, for
Steely Dan, whom he says toes the ten-
able line betwixt rock and fusion slush.
I personally dig Smith's compositions,
for they raise in me the sentiment that
he might once have moonlighted as the
Jackson Generals stadium organist.

On the other hand, sections of these
tunes snap on and off like prefabricated
housing; song segments appear free-
standing. Keyboard and drums occa-
sionally seem to perform separately.
The approach, on good days, is what
Golden terms "modularity," though
equally descriptive of song structure.
Add to this a four-chord bassline recall-
ing Men Without Hats circa 1982, and
out pops a jaunty parody of AM radio.
Low microphone volume sometimes
mars intelligibility somewhat, but
onstage badinage reveals lyrical con-
tent to revolve mainly around inseam
lengths of shorts and skirts considered
indecent at Jackson Public Schools.

The Assemblers not groundlessly
make a virtue of performing original
music precious in Jackson. Their cov-
ers therefore are rare and obscure. Re-
motest of all was a cover of the north-
Florida band The Nightcrawlers' "Little
Black Egg" ("as classic as 'Gloria,'" ac-
cording to Smith). I recommend a hear-
ing, though The Assemblers might ben-
efit from alternate venues, uncaring
drinkers at Fenian's constraining
onstage banter and Muddy Waters be-
ing too cavelike and ill-attended. Next
show: Fenian's on May 23.

It's a French r/6-tickler

The Millsaps Players
present the classic
French comedy
Tartuffe by Moliere

Jesse Elam

Interim Arts ik Entertainment Editor

Is not the Jackson Renaissance, the
Splendors of Versailles exhibit, and
the Millsaps Players' production of
Tartuffe an uplifting cultural conver-
gence? This weekend and next week,
the Millsaps theater department
stages Moliere's classic lampoon of
self-glorification, social pretensions,
and religious weaseling.

First performed at Versailles before
Louis XIV in 1664, Tartuffe caused a
clerical row; the monarch outlawed
its performance (though reapproved
for public staging five years later) at
Church opposition. Moliere, very
nearly on the cusp of the Enlighten-
ment, jibes the public saint Tartuffe
and the monied but blinkered head
of household (Monsieur Orgon)
whom he parasitizes. Orgon praises
Tartuffe's holiness; Tartuffe, paying
a lecherous visit to Orgon's wife, in-
structs his manservant to hide away
Tartuffe's chaste accoutrements -
scourge, hair shirt - before a drawing
room rendezvous. And when chided
for his continuing loyalty to Tartuffe,
Orgon responds with a transparent
attack on freethinking.

Tartuffe not surprisingly under-

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Seen here is Joy
Wallace, one of the
stars of The Millsaps
Players' production of
Moliere's Tartuffe.
Tartuffe opened Friday
and will be performed
Apr. 21 through 25 at
7:30 p.m. in the
Christian Center
auditorium.

went three revisions before its con-
tent could be judged even acceptable
but suspect.

Moliere authored a number of
other plays, notably The Miser and
The Imaginary Invalid, and frequently
played his own lead roles. Count
among his innovations the origina-
tion of the drawing room comedy.

The original Alexandrine verse
script of Tartuffe, though, presents
performance problems. Rather than
following Richard Wilbur's English
verse translation, director of the
Millsaps Players' production of
Tartuffe, Morgan Gadd, opted, in fa-
vor of accessibility, for Miles
Malleson's "freely adapted" prose,

RBG

though rhyming couplets are re-
tained at closing statements. On the
other hand, costuming has gone for
fidelity: Janet Gray handled the wigs,
corsets, and frock coats.

Generous Heritage planners earlier
this semester opened their
endowment's purse to purchase tick-
ets for students to attend The Mar-
riage of Figaro. Tartuffe, however,
dovetails closely with the Heritage
diet (Heritage students will read the
comedy); it seems the Theater and
Heritage departments have recently
made a move toward syncopation.
The Tartuffe production is a joint con-
ception, and Heritage students will
► See Tartuffe on page 7

Versailles is only a few blocks away

Left: A perfect example of the lavishness of
the French Renaissance that makes the
moniker "Splendors of Versailles" such an apt
selection.

Bottom: Marie Antoinette, one of the many
colorful characters of French history that
greets one on their tour of the exhibit.

Special tu the I'dW

A Jackson renaissance is just around the
corner at the Mississippi Arts Pavilion

Jesse Elam

j0T-

Interim Arts <£ Entertainment Editor

Even The Clarion-Ledger has pronounced Splendors of Versailles de
ngueur (the thing to do). Who can deny their word or the words of the
sponsorship blanketing Jackson? It seems that Frenchness defines spring
and summer in Jackson. We advise that you visit the exhibit in good
time. °

The show runs until August 31 at the Mississippi Arts Pavilion Even
weekday offerings run until ten o'clock (though the audio-guided tour
requires two hours), so don't rush your digestion after dinner

Special to the Itt W

THE PURPLE AND WHITE MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1997

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 7

Millsaps Art Club helps
to beautify Jackson

Jesse Elam

Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor

If Jackson's public spaces perhaps need
rejuvenation, your local Sheriff's Depart-
ment and the Arts Alliance are the first to
haul up their britches and plan out a
project. These two in collusion convinced
art clubs from area colleges - Millsaps,
Toogaloo, Hinds, MC, Belhaven, etc. - to
embark on a downtown mural campaign.

A section of the concrete walls beneath
the railroad tracks opposite the King Ed-
ward Hotel are subject to beautification.
Freelance county inmates, chaperoned by
the sheriff's department, have mostly
completed preparatory work on the site.
Arts Alliance, under the executive direc-
tion of Janet Scott, offered supplies and
all hours security, on demand, to the art
clubs to encourage participation.

Themes for murals are not to be handed
down by Arts Alliance; rather, designs and
themes should be decided by the art clubs
themselves. Millsaps' art club ambitiously
chose the theme of music. One mural has
already been completed as a model. How-
ever, it seems that major undertakings will

So far, this
solitary
mural is the
only

testament to
the

program.
Expect to
see many
more of this
caliber soon.

begin only after an on-site press confer-
ence on April 27 at 2:00 p.m.

The mural campaign appears a nos-
trum for the general dilapidation of a side
of downtown Jackson. Arts Alliance and
the Sheriff's Department have high hopes
for the project: to integrate local colleges
with the local community, put student
labor to good use, reduce crime by replac-
ing a dingy environment, increase tour-
ist and business traffic. In short, to revi-
talize downtown Jackson. All the best.

►Tartuffe

from page 6 .

enjoy free admission. It is the business of a college theater depart-
ment to present the classic repertoire, according to Gadd, and this,
plus other wise production choices (Crimes of the Heart, Dracula,
etc.), has more than doubled theater attendance in the past year.

Morgan Gadd will, of course, direct the show, and Brent Lefavor
handles scenery and technical direction. A few well-recognized
names appear in the cast: Larry Wells (Tartuffe), James Anderson
(Orgon), Michelle Kimball Jack (Elmire, Orgon's crafty second wife),
Sam Hall (Cleante, Elmire's brother and chief defender of scientism),
Jenni Brown (Mariane, Orgon's daughter), Nicholas Gristina (Valere,
Mariane's betrothed). '

The remaining show times for
Tartuffe include: Tuesday, Apr. 21
through Saturday, Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Don't miss it!

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Above: Larry Wells, who
plays the eponymous
role of Tartuffe.
Left: One of the more
solemn scenes in this
otherwise farce-filled
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8 SPORTS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE MONDAY APRIL 20, 1998

Baseball's back

As a new baseball season begins, the
age-old questions begin to arise, like
will this be the year that Roger Maris'
homerun record fall or will someone
hit .400?

It looks like the one most likely to
fall is Roger Maris' record for homeruns
in a season (61). The two likeliest can-
didates to break this long-standing
record are Ken Griffey, Jr. (who finished
second last year), and Mark McGwire
(who hit 58 last year after going on a
hitless streak in the midst of his trade
from Oakland to St. Louis at mid-sea-
son). McGwire started on his way to
breaking the record by hitting a homer
in each of the first four games.

Another factor in the breaking of this
record will be the quality of pitching
in the league. While several teams have
outstanding pitchers, the recent expan-
sion will thin out the pitching like it
has done in past expansion years.

To give a measure of how bad the
pitching could be, several experts have
been heard sayinu that the American
League could set a record of their own:
the record for the worst ERA in a sea-
son by an entire league. The record
stands at 5.04 by the American league
in 1936.

Besides the excitement of seeing if
these records will fall or not, the sea-
son should also be very competitive.
The favorites to make a serious run at
the World Series Championship are the
Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Bal-
timore Orioles, and Cleveland Indians.
The Braves will again be competitive be-
cause of their phenomenal pitching
staff (Cy Young winners Greg Maddox,
John Smoltz and Tom Glavine, plus the
emerging Denny Neagle). The Orioles
probably have one of the best batting
orders in the game, with future Hall-
of-Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. just one of the
great bats in the order. The Yankees
have a well-rounded team that many
experts are predicting to win it all,
mainly because of George
Steinbrenner's huge checkbook. The
Indians, a pre-season pick by a number
of experts as well, is my pick to take
the World Series Crown. The Indians
line-up is outstanding, with five play-
ers who hit over .300 last season, plus
they were the World Series' runner-up
last year. If you are wondering where
the defending champ Florida Marlins
will be.. .they will be in baseball's cel-
lar thanks to Wayne Huzinga's fire sale.

Whether you follow the chase for the
"impossible" records or the chase for
the World Series Crown, this baseball
season promises to be one for the ages.

Majors 'spring' into action

Steve Scott

Interim Sports Editor

Spring has finally arrived and with
it, the baseball, tennis, and golf sea-
sons have begun for the Millsaps
Majors. While major league baseball
begins their season and the Masters
golf tournament is played, the Ma-
jors have continued playing in their
spring sports. All three teams have
are nearing the ends of their seasons
and here is an update of each spring
sport.

Baseball

This weekend, the Majors defeated
conference rival Centre in a three
game SCAC conference series. They
swept Centre to improve to 19- 16 on
the season.

Last year, the team finished 20-13

Sophomore Andrew Neely sets up to
smack a shot in practice. Neely is
the #2 seed for the Majors.

with ten players
earning SCAC hon-
ors.

Up next for the
Majors is a game
Wednesday against
Belhaven (starting
time is 3pm).
Tennis

The Majors' Ten-
nis team has been
very impressive over
the coarse of the sea-
son. Big wins for the
team came against
Rhodes, the first win
against them in 15
years, and Centre at
the Rhodes invitational. The Majors
have also played good matches
against two very tough opponents
in nationally ranked Coe College
and regionally ranked Sewanee.

The team has been led by Jeremy
Reynolds (#1 seed), Andrew Neely
(#2 seed), and John Russell (#4 seed
in singles and #3 with Steven Johns
in doubles).

The team is currently with a .500
record and is looking to improve be-
fore the SCAC championship (Apr.
23-25 in Danville, Ky.).

The future for this team looks
very bright indeed, with only two
seniors leaving (Johns and #5 Mike
Boerner, who has a solid winning
record this season) and three Top
five high school prospects on the
way.

Sophomore Andrew Neely said,
"The team has gotten a lot better.
Beating Rhodes was huge and we are

Stan MiwwJ'MV

Senior Kevin Wilson prepares to swing at a pitch
with his Millsaps teammates watching.

looking good heading into the cham-
pionship. We are hoping to crack the
Top 4 in conference for the first time
in a while and I definitely think we
are capable of doing it."
Golf

The Majors' Golf team has won
three events with a very young and
inexperienced team. They have
looked impressive in their matches in
preparation for the SCAC champion-
ships (Apr, 22-24 at Centre in
Danville, Ky).

Junior Drew Sill is the only return-
ing player from last year's team and
shot the low score of the season so far
(77) for the Majors.

When asked about the young team
this year, Sill said, "Our team is very
new since 1 am the only returning
player from last year. We have several
talented young players that have be-
come competitive and are real assets
to the team."

Real or fake, it's too sweeeeet!

WCW Wrestlers nWo Wrestlers

Steve Scott

Interim Sports Editor "

The sport that has taken the nation by storm, espe-
cially among youngsters, is none other than professional
wrestling. Is it real? Is it scripted? It doesn't matter to
any of its fans. Every Monday (Nitro) and Thursday
(Thunder) night,
millions of kids and
young adults turn to
TNT or TBS to watch
World Champion-
ship Wrestling.

With the factions
involved in WCW,
including the infa-
mous New World
Order led by "Holly-
wood" Hulk Hogan
and the Flock, a
bunch of Nirvana-lis-
tening grunge left-
overs led by Raven, WCW has become the "male soap
opera." It includes all of the rivalries that a good soap
opera must include (for example, The Giant vs. "Big Sexy"
Kevin Nash and Raven vs. Diamond Dallas Page). It also
includes the back stabbing that no soap opera could live
without, especially the "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Hol-
lywood Hogan and Kevin Nash's struggle for power in
the nWo.

Sting
The Giant

Diamond Dallas Page
Lex Luger
Chris Jericho (CW)
Booker T (TV)
Chris Benoit
Bill Goldber

The boost in WCW ratings over the past year is due
mainly to its wild personalities, from the ice cold face of
Bill Goldberg to the flamboyance of "Buff" Bagwell to
the evil twitch of the Flock's Saturn.

Don't be fooled, however, by these personalities be-
cause the wrestling is good too. It's definitely not nor-

mal wrestling, but

everybody recog-
nizes and always
wants to attempt
their favorite
wrestler's signature
move, like DDP's
Diamond Cutter,
Raven's Evenflow
DDT, Nash's Jack-
knife Powerbomb,
Saturn's Rings of Sat-
urn and Chris
Jericho's Lion Tamer.
Many older

people do not view this type of wrestling as a real sport.
Most of the fans will disagree saying that it takes a su-
perb athlete to attempt several of these daring maneu-
vers. Whether it is a sport or not, the one definite is that
professional wrestling is a gold mine. It sells out nearly
every venue it goes to and every Pay-per-view event has
huge ratings. Say what you will about the reality of pro
wrestling, but the fans love it and so do the

Hollywood Hogan

Kevin Nash (TT)

Randy Savage (C)

Scott Hall (TT)

Scott Steiner

Buff Bagwell

Curt Henning

Konnan

Scott Norton
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what the future holds...

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Volume LXIII • No. 18

April 24, 1998

Dr. Hugh Parker leaves
Millsaps after eleven years

Jason Stine

Interim News Editor

Last Wednesday, April IS, Richard Smith, Dean of
Millsaps sent out a memorandum informing the fac-
ulty of the departure of Dr. Hugh
Parker, Dean of the Else School of Man-
agement. Dr. Parker has served as Dean
for the last five years and has been a
part of the Millsaps faculty for eleven
years.

The reason for his departure, as
stated in the memo, was that he was
offered to become a shareholder with
the Home Certified Public Accounting
Firm in their Jackson office. His primary
duties for the CPA Group will be in the
firm's valuation and litigation support
functions. Dr. Parker, discussing his ac-
ceptance of the offer, stated that it was
a "fine opportunity away from a col-
lege that suits |me) as a professor."

As the Dean of the Else School Man-
agement, Dr. Parker did many things
that improved Millsaps. Not only has the graduate pro-
gram prospered during his tenure, but the Else School
program has experienced its largest enrollment in gradu-
ate and undergraduate accounting and business stu-
dents. The program has also reached a record number
of enrolled students who scored a 560 on the GMAT,

Dr. Hugh Parker

which is Mississippi's high average score. In addition
to these successes, Dr. Parker was the driving force for
the successful launch of the current MBA "Core" cur-
riculum at the college. This was due to his two-year
partnership with the Ernst and Young
Strategic Planning Partnership, from
which he applied for and received a
grant in order to facilitate the redesign
of the MBA curriculum.

Dr. Parker has played many signifi-
cant roles in the colleges senior admin-
istration. He has served on the
President's Cabinet, the Academic
Council, and held the most recent po-
sition as manager of the Task Force on
Information Technology.

The memo continued by mention-
ing that Dr. Parker's last official day
with the Else School will be June 30,
1998. At the end of the memo, Dean
Smith expressed his appreciation for Dr.
Parker's long service with the college
by saying "that Hugh has been won-
derfully supportive during my time here at Millsaps. I
have come to value his keen strategic insights and wise
counsel on a wide variety of matters."

Serving as Interim Dean of the Else School is Dr. Walter
Neely, who has served for 17 years at Millsaps also in
the Else School of Management.

Faculty infl
next year

Millsaps experiences a
number of professors
entering the campus in
the following academic

y

la

ear

Jason Stine

SfccMto the Mi iv

Interim News Editor

In the previous issue of the P&W, stu-
dents were informed of the departure
era! English professors and the ad-
of Lisa Whitney to the English
epartment. Not only has this depart-
ment experienced changes in terms of
faculty, several other departments in
Millsaps are receiving new professors for
the 1998-99 school year.

In the religious studies department,
according to Department Chair Dr.
Steve Smith, John Thatamanil will be
joining the Millsaps faculty, teaching In-
troduction to Hinduism and Introduc-
tion to Religious Studies. Dr. Thatamanil
received his Ph.D at Boston University.
According to Dr. Tim Ward, there will
► see INFLUX on page 3

What about the SAC?

The old
tennis court
area is
going to be
the site for
the new
SAC as soon
as a

suitable
design for
the

activities
center is
completed

Jason Stine

Interim News Editor

At the beginning of the school year, Millsaps students were pleased to
hear that the college was planning to begin construction of a brand new
student activities center on campus.

This year came and went, and no more news on the subject arose. As
students begin to leave for the summer, they anxiously await a completed

► see SAC on page 3

Graduation commences

Jason Stine

Interim Navs Editor

The annual graduation commence-
ment is once again underway. It will
begin on Friday, May 8, with the Bac-
calaureate Service at Galloway Memo-
rial United Methodist Church and end
with the actual graduation ceremony
on the following Saturday morning.

During the Baccalaureate church
service at 6:00 p.m., the featured
speaker will be George M. Miller, presi-
dent of the United Methodist Foun-
dation for Christian Higher Education.
He was chosen to speak for inspiration
to the graduating class because of his
exceptional background. A graduate of
the University of Nebraska, Miller has
flown 600 combat missions in Viet
Nam and received the Silver Star
Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross,
and the Purple Heart. Later, he served
as a Legislation Liaison Officer in the
military to Tennessee Senators and
Congressmen.

Beginning at 10:00 p.m., May 9, the
graduation ceremonies will com-

mence in the Bowl. The head marshall,
who will lead the students into the
Bowl, will be Dr. W. Charles Sallis of the
History department. Dr. James P.
McKeown of the Biology department,
will introduce the professors as the fac-
ulty marshall. For the fifth consecutive
year, the students will enter from Olin
Hall being lead by the outgoing presi-
dent of the SBA, who will carry the stu-
dents' graduation banner.

The main speaker of the graduation
ceremony will be Hodding Carter III,
who currently serves as president and
chief executive officer of the Knight
Foundation, which deals in philan-
thropy.

The expected number of people in
the Bowl that morning will be over
2,000. The graduating class consists of
324, 44 of which will receive degrees,
and the rest of which are undergrads.
After the conferring of degrees and the
awarding of diplomas by George M.
Harmon, the class of 1998 will proudly
toss their caps in the air, and prepare
to enter the real world.

2 OPINIONS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1998

Vaprosi a atvyeti

Russian President Boris Yeltsin has
made some perplexing decisions, in-
cluding recent dissolution of the gov-
ernment. Overlooking Russian politics
is irrational when serious tension be-
tween Russia and the United States ex-
isted only a decade ago. In order to in-
crease campus-wide awareness of po-
litical issues in Russia, I submit the fol-
lowing infrequently asked vaprosi (Q)
and the corresponding atvyeti (A):

Since the conclusion of the I 998 Middle
East conflict, which many attribute to
Russia's insistence on the UN Secretary-
General's mediation, what has Russia done
with regard to its foreign policy?

Yeltsin is conducting surprisingly
successful negotiations with Japan's PM
Ryutaro Hashimoto regarding the con-
trol of the Kurile Islands, left in dispute
since the conclusion of World War Two.
The resolution is not public as of press
time, but news agency Itar-Tass reports
Yeltsin and Hashimoto have deter-
mined to institute a company to ad-
vance Japanese investment in Russia as
part of the deal.

Domestically, Yeltsin dissolved the gov-
ernment and reinstated everyone but the
Prime Minister, correct?

This is a common mistake. The
former PM (should Yeltsin's notoriously
poor health fail, the PM becomes Presi-
dent), revered Viktor Chernomyrdin,
has been temporarily replaced by Sergei
Kiriyenko. The Communist -dominated
State Duma, the Russian lower house,
has rejected Kiriyenko twice and must
approve him if he is to become the per-
manent PM. First Deputy Minister Boris
Nemtsov approves of Kiriyenko, but
powerful Grigory Yavlinsky, head of the
liberal Yabloko Party, does not. US As-
sistant of State Strobe Talbott will visit
Moscow to speak with Kiriyenko, For-
eign Minister Yevgeny Primakov, and
President Yeltsin's Chief of Staff
Valentin Yumashev.

Russia's firm opposition of action in
Iraq had perturbed me, but the unex-
pected resolution in Japan should tem-
porarily conciliate foreign doubts; the
Russian domestic squall is far more
potentially dangerous than the struggle
between the US's Democratic President
and the Republican Congress.

Paula Jones' day
in court . . almost

Jason McDonald

Jason McDonald

Interim Opinions Editor

As you have" all heard now, U.S.
District Court Judge Susan
Webber Wright dropped Paula
Jones' sexual^harassment suit.
What is really at stake in this case?
What were the judge's motives, if
any? Why did the case come to
such a climactic end? Many un-
answered
questions
come from
me.

First,
what is re-
ally at stake
in this case?
Well, I be-
lieve that
there is an
unwritten code of ethics that
must be present in order to be-
come a leader. America is at stake.
Sure, even if these allegations are
not true, what kind of effect does
this case make for the children?
In America today, children are be-
ing taught that a family does not
mean anything and a whole com-
munity (welfare) can raise a child,
not a family. The public knows
more than the parents do. You are
not responsible for your own ac-
tions because you are a "victim"
of some sort in this crazy society.
Of course the majority of the pub-
lic still believes that President
Clinton did not do it— that is
what they are being taught. If the
trial had gone to court, it would
have shown the public that no
one, regardless of station in life,
is above the law. It would also
send a message of responsibility
to our children and the public.

What has happened to our
sense of personal responsibility?
This is a prime case of America's

standards going by the wayside.
Of course President Clinton is
human and has human urges,
but does that discount him from
taking responsibility? His
"moral compass" is working
about as well as a screen door
on a submarine. His actions are
ruining the presidency and
Judge Wright's decision is a trav-
esty to American justice.

Next, it is my opinion that
the judge's motives were ulti-
mately with the law, but that
may not be all that it was.
Maybe she was just thinking
about justice — make that Justice
Webber Wright. Sure, before you
make any unwarranted assump-
tions, I am not suggesting she
did this to seek out personal fa-
vors from the president, but I
am insinuating that she was
possibly thinking of the further-
ing of her career. That is natu-
ral. I believe this because last
year the Supreme Court of the
United States declared it consti-
tutional for Paula Jones to sue
the President while he is in of-
fice. Why else would someone
go above the highest law of the
land — makes you wonder. It is
a sad day when someone in the
pursuit for justice cannot get it.

It all came to an abrupt end
for now. Of course, I will be the
first to admit that it was a me-
dia circus, but did that not add
to its flair? It is like when DAL-
LAS went off the air, or better
yet, when the O.J. Simpson trial
was over. So, I bid the Paula Jones
Show farewell for now, but I
hope that the appeals court re-
news her contract so that the
show can go on. Maybe we can
get a reunion episode! I know
that I will be tuning in to see it.

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CORRECTIONS

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RN at the University Medical Center. She actually served at the University of North Caro-
lina as an LPN.

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SBA Senate adjourns for the year

Right: Senators Sam King, Ashley
Phillips, Mickey Paduda, and Kate
Calvert listen in at the last Senate
meeting of the year.
Below: Food Service chair Nathan
Allen and Senators Steve Scott and
Kirk Gipson discuss next year's menu
with the food service staff.

This /<That

FRIDAY

The

Steve Scott

Interim Sports Editor

As the 1997-98 school year comes to a close, the terms of the Stu-
dent Body Association Senators are up as well. During the year, the
senators, who were elected at the beginning of the year, accomplished
many things for the students at Millsaps including a very successful
Major Madness and the 1st Anual Homecoming Gala, a formal party
involving alumni and students.

Friday Forum:
Integration of
Healthcare Delivery
and Research Bio-
technology As We
Approach the 21st
Century
12:30 p.m.
AC215

Millsaps Cheerleaders
Carwash

1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Football. Field

SATURDAY

Millsaps Players
Present: "Tartuffe"
7:30 p.m.
CC Auditorium

SUNDAY

Catholic Campus
Ministry Mass and
Picnic Supper
6:00 p.m.
Fitzhugh Chapel

MONDAY

Writing Requirement
due for Sophomores

Classics Department

Party

2:00 p.m.

Outside John Stone
Hall (Writing
Center)

TUESDAY

Reading Day for
Final Exams (for
exam schedule, see
Features section)

► Influx from page i

be a new professor for the chemistry department in addition to Dr.
Kristina Stensaas, who joined last Fall after receiving her Ph.D from
the University of Wyoming. Dr. Nancy Hopkins, who is finishing
her post-doctoral work at Tulane University, will teach chemistry
next Fall. The final department to receive a new professor next year
will be psychology. The chair of the department, Dr. Steven Black,
stated that joining the staff is a physiological psychologist named
Kurt Thaw, who is currently on a postdoctoral work fellowship pro-
gram at Cornell Medical College.

In addition to these new faces in the faculty, there have been a
few recent additions to the Millsaps family this year. Dr. Donald
Schwartz joined the computer studies staff this year. Also, last year
the new professor in the performing arts department was Dr. Eliza-
beth Moak.

Just as Dr. Lisa Whitney was chosen for the English department,
many of the additional new professors of Millsaps were chosen by
means of a nationwide search.

Exam Special!

► SAC FROM PAGE 1

SAC to greet them soon in the following years. Fortunately, their
wait will not be as long as expected.

Dr. John Pilgrim, who joined the Millsaps faculty as recently as
last month, is working with President Harmon and others to fulfill
the students' desires.

Dr. Pilgrim stated that they hope to begin construction of the
SAC before students return for the Fall, and their target endpoint
for the project is Dec. 1999.

The project includes first the complete construction of the SAC,
then a total renovation of the current Physical Athletic Center, to
which the SAC will be attached.

The reason for the delay in producing a suitable design for the
SAC and beginning construction right away is the fact that there
are 2 architectural firms that have each produced a blueprint, and
the administration has not yet decided on which one to choose.
However, in 4 to 5 weeks the school must make a decision and must
be under contract with either of the firms, and Dr. Pilgrim said that
"in about 2 weeks from now we expect to make a decision."

On the subject of cost of the SAC, Dr. Pilgrim made an assurance
that the money to fund the project will not come from tuition or by
any other means by which students will pay for the construction.

The money for the project has come from donations outside the
college. Millsaps already has 80% of the funding ($9-10 million)
needed to build the SAC.

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THE PURPLE AND WHITE FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1997

Some

Sandi Pullen

Interim Managing Editor

Since 1996, the LEAD (Leadership Enrichment and
Development) program has played an active role in
planning various events and speakers around campus.
"|LEAD] is an organization which strives to help people
develop their own leadership skills," said Katye
Bratton, the chair of Project LEAD.

Stan MuifcY/TAlVV

Thad
Cochrane
spoke at an
open forum
this past
October.

The LEAD program is made up of several compo-
nents: Emerging LEADers, Project LEAD, the LEAD
Summit, and the LEAD Mentor program for freshmen.
According to the LEAD information sheet for incom-
ing freshmen, the focus of each component of LEAD
is to "create opportunities for students to expand their
leadership skills."

"Emerging LEADers was designed for freshmen to
get them more involved in the activities around cam-
pus and in the Jackson community," said Ashley Bass,
planner for Emerging LEADers.

Freshmen are given an opportunity to join LEAD at
the fall activities fair by picking up a commitment form
with campus and community events listed.

"I really think that I benefited from Emerging
LEADers. I had to get involved in a number of activi-
ties to complete the program and I think that really
aided me in becoming a well-rounded person at
Millsaps," said freshman Emerging LEADer Ryan
Vincent.

"Monday night a reception was held to honor the

Stan Mafn/fHW

Don Cumbest,
Brad Litkenhous,
Sam Hall, Cassie
Sheldon, Bridget
Hollis, and Gretl
Zimmerman
fielded questions
at the Gender
Gap panel in
September.

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and others follow

freshmen who
had completed
the worksheet."
said Bass.
"Around 15
freshmen were
honored at the
reception."

Beginning
this fall, the
Emerging
LEADers pro-
gram will also
include the
LEAD Mentor
program, an
idea conceived
at the 1998
LEAD retreat.
Steve Scott,
LEAD team
member said,
"Each LEAD
team member
will be able to
help three or

four Emerging LEADers both complete the Emerging
LEADers worksheet and get involved on campus."

Scott went on to say that the LEAD team members
would be responsible for keeping in touch with Emerg-
ing LEADers to help them become active with the or-
ganizations on campus.

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A group of 12 sophomores, juniors, and seniors, along with three advisors attended the
1998 "Big House" LEAD retreat at the Gray Center in Canton.

to get senators from other colleges to meet with
our SBA senators in a two day conference."

Past LEAD events include the Gender Gap
Panel discussion, and a number of workshops.

One of the more recent additions to LEAD is
the Publications Committee. The Publications
Committee was designed to make LEAD more
available for all students and to better inform
the campus about LEAD. "We are looking for
ways to publicize our organization." Said LEAD
team member Hayes Bryant. "Some of our op-
tions are postcards to freshmen and personal
notes to outstanding freshmen in the fall."

"One of our biggest plans," said Bryant, "in-
cludes working to create a PR committee that
ALL clubs could use. They could help organiza-
tions make signs, send letters, design T-

oing LEAD for course credit??

What's the major goal for LEAD next year?
Members of the Project LEAD team are working
with Dean Smith to try to make active involve-
ment with LEAD worth .25 credit.

"Originally, we had wanted to do this for this
year," said team member Katye Bratton, "but we
had to have a trial run so that Dean Smith could
evaluate LEAD as a course."

"Dean Smith came to the LEAD reception to
review the presentations." Said team member
Amy Brazda. "Each project group gave a presen-
tation that showed their work over the past year."

_

-

"The concept of the Mentor Program," said Scott,
"was based on the big brother/little brother and big
sister/little sister system in Fraternities and Sororities.
It gets the new members more involved and gives them

a stronger link to their new envi-
ronment."

Another component, Project
LEAD, is a multi-faceted program.
"Project LEAD is a group of project
teams," said LEAD member Katye
Bratton, "that works to plan events
for other students to attend."

According to Bratton, one of
these teams served as PR for Jubilee
Jam, a music and arts festival held
in downtown Jackson in mid May.
"We've also had speakers like Thad
Cochran come on campus," said
Bratton. "Right now, we're trying

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LEAD team
member
Cassie
Sheldon
works with
other team
members in
her Project
Team.

shirts.. .anything."

Although LEAD is a relatively new organi-
zation at Millsaps, it has grown to encompass
many aspects of student leadership. Said team
member Hayes Bryant, "All of these plans are
new, but they seem to be coming along well."

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FEATURES 5

It's final exam time | Exam Schedule

again at Millsaps

Carey Miller

Editor

It's that time again, the time when pen-
cils get gnawed to a toothpick, previously
unopened textbooks become dog-eared,
Folgers' stock goes up 200%, and everyone
on campus is in a
generally foul mood.
That's right, it's exam
time once again.

Whether you've
got a 12-part essay
on Ulysses, or a trans-
lation test in Latin
MMCLXI, final ex-
ams are a great
source of undue
stress. To help allevi-
ate some of that pres-
sure, we here at the
Purple and White, be-
ing the well-orga-
nized, punctual, gal-
lant staff that we are,
present you with a
handy guide to mak-
ing exam time as
easy as 1-2-3-4.

Tip #1 - UTILIZE READING DAY

If Reading Day were actually named for
what we all use it for, suffice it to say it
wouldn't be called Reading Day. Here's a
novel idea for this year: use it to study! Catch
up on books and articles you didn't read for
your classes, learn those equations and for-
mulas, and study, study, study. It's also a good
idea to study for ALL of your exams on Read-
ing Day. Spacing out your study time helps
to prevent all-night cramming and those
pounding headaches that envitably come
from staring at words for hours on end.

Sptxial In the I'toW

Don't study too hard for you exams. Just take
it easy and relax.

Tip #2 - EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST

As Slim Goodbody would tell you, eating
a good breakfast can get you ready to tackle
the day. On the day of your exam, get up a
little early and head to the caf for some
yummy bacon, or, if you're a debutante,
splurge for an Egg
McMuffin at Mickey
D's. You'll be
suprised at how full
of pep you'll be and
you won't be clamor-
ing for another ap-
pointment with Mr.
Pillow.

Tip #3 - SLEEP
WELL

Spending all night
cramming for a big
exam the night be-
fore sounds good in
theory, but when
you crash & burn at
noon the next day
you'll wish you were
dead. Set aside a

good block of time sometime other than the
wee hours, and study at a leisurely pace.
Tip #4 - STUDY GROUPS

You've heard that there is safety in num-
bers, and the concept of a study group at-
tests to that fact. Studying with a group of
people from your class can help to keep you
focused and make the studying process
movemore quickly.

If there's something you haven't read or
some notes you missed, your study buddies
can fill you in. Unless of course, none of you
read anything and none of you ever went to
class.

April 27- Monday

Classes that meet Monday night only

April 28 - Tuesday

READING DAY

Classes that meet Tuesday night only

April 29 - Wednesday

Classes that meet MWF 9 (period 2)
Classes that meet MW 12 (period 5)
Classes that meet MWF 11 (period 4)
Classes that meet Wednesday night only
Classes that meet MW night

April 30 - Thursday

Classes that meet MW 1:30 (period 6)
Heritage classes

Classes that meet TTh 12 (period 12)
Classes that meet TTh 10 (period 10)
Classes that meet Thursday night only
Classes that meet TTh night

May 1 - Friday

Classes that meet MWF 10 (period 3)
Classes that meet MWF 8/TTh 8 (period 1)

May 2 - Saturday

Classes that meet MW 3:15 (period 7)
Classes that meet TTh 3:15 (period 13)

May 3 - Sunday

Classes that meet TTh 1:30 (period 12)

6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

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6 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE PURPLE AND WHITE FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1998

W *

Interim Arts &
Entertainment
Editor

Deadly spores

If you expect coherence from this
article, stop reading, for I fear you'll
be disappointed. Surely though, every-
one has noticed the spontaneous art-
impulses in the Bowl arising when con-
ditions of humidity, temperature, and
boredom are just right.

In Spring 1996, germinating spores
developed mainly into plaster human
appendages, occasionally fusing into
whole anatomies convoluted as if fail-
ing their last skydive. After 1996's
bumper crop, 1997 felt slack. We blame
the maintenance crew's overzealous
fungicide application - hypothesized
not solely from the paucity of installa-
tion art, but from the rash of tumors
on barefooted hacky-sackers.

Resistant spores are growing this
year by Murrah Hall Annex. This time
the fruiting bodies mimic the human
face, proving once again that all organ-
isms aspire not just to evolve into hu-
man form, but to acquire human per-
sonae. Something like a crop forma-
tion, but more akin to the pathogenic
fungus Armillaria (set to place as the
world's largest organism by its infec-
tion of a 15 hectare tract of forest in
Montana), appeared by Murrah three
weeks or so ago. The maintenance
crew, thinking the infestation benefi-
cial, carefully maneuvered their mow-
ers around the patch. Or perhaps to
avoid sending the spores airborne un-
til Jimbo arrives with his sprayer? En-
thusiasts saw opportunity and plucked
the members; but the fungus is not
defenseless, for the thing was thrown
down vindictively, stomped on, and
cussed near the Christian Center.

Not all art-impulses around the
Bowl are natural; indeed, some are pa-
tently unnatural, like the exhibit found
Easter morning depicting an Easter
bunny spiked to a cross. Which re-
minds me of John Fahey's commen-
tary in the liner notes to his awfully
Wesleyan Christmas album The New
Possibility, admittedly spoken in de-
fense of the "real" Christian holiday
(contra, for example, spending sprees
and, well, Christmas albums). Fahey,
by way of self-promotion, whetted
appetites for his forthcoming Easter
album, which "would have nothing to
do with presumably viviparous rab-
bits."

So the crucifixion appears an un-
natural act against an unnatural rab-
bit, not backing a fancy for some pre-
capitalistic order. Why read it as some
ordinary condemnation of crass com-
mercialism? Nah. Don't submit to
naturalism.

And on the eighth day,
the Lord created song

Millsaps Singers
present The Creation

Jesse Elam

Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor

If these last days are disorderly, at-
tending the Millsaps Singers' reenact-
ment of The Creation might stamp it
out with the crispest rationality Franz
Joseph Haydn could muster. Dr.
Timothy Coker conducts the concert,
beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Friday,
April 24.

The Creation premiered in Vienna
in 1799, underwent popularity oscil-

lations, and finally en-
joyed a revival after
World War II. Paradise
Lost and the King James
Version of the Bible, es-
pecially Genesis and
Psalms, served as
sources for the English
libretto text, which was
arranged into German
for The Creation's com-
position. The results
wind up slightiy comi-
cal, especially as lyrics of praise, for
Haydn hadn't the hang of intransi-

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Chris Brunt
butters up
the keys.

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Millsaps
misses extol
the Lord.

Bricking up The Wall

Jesse Elam

Interim Arts & Entertainment Edi-
tor

After a few lurches, it seems
The Wall will finally get off the
ground. In limbo since around
December 1995, the planned
production of Roger Waters' The
Wall should meet the public in
early Fall 1998. The little-known
but persevering Student Produc-
tions Organization (SPO), an af-
filiate of the
SBA, heads
the scheme.

Pink Floyd
released both
an album The
Wall (1979)
and a
complemen-
tary film
(1982) bear-
ing the same title. Kevin
Redmann, main instigator of the
SPO production, notes Pink
Floyd's occasional refuge in pre-
recordings for their perfor-
mances accompanying the film.
Waters, though, shied away
from pre-programming, at least
for The Wall 's post- 1989 presen-
tation at the Berlin Wall, stag-
ing a dramatized, mostly live
version with Sinead O'Connor,
Tim Curry, and other bigwigs.
SPO shares an almost congruent

Kevin Redmann

goal, to produce a completely live
concert and drama of The Wall's
entirety. But, says SPO with
hearty presumption, this show-
ing hopes to move beyond even
Waters' handling of The Wall in
purity of performance.

Provisionally, musicians in-
clude Eric McDonald (bass), Lee
David (percussion), Chris Brunt
(keyboards), Redmann and
Clifton Hyde (guitar). The main
character, Pink, falls to both
Brandon Baxter and Mick Veum;
Jenny Bachaleda plays the wife
and Rachel Barham, the mother.

Student-led production, and
catching talent not scooped up
by the drama and music depart-
ments, seem to be SPO's aims.
However, three faculty members
are involved - Brunt, as faculty
advisor, Veum, and Steve Smith,
with an unknown role. Main bur-
sars include the SBA and Student
Affairs; the reliable moneybags,
Arts Alliance, might also drop
some change in grants.

We thought to give you a very
preliminary taste of The Wall;
expect a teary-eyed (but hopeful)
look at intolerance, brutal British
education, and general dehu-
manization. That is, expect a
counterpoint to, say, The Creation
around October or November of
next year.

tive verbs nor a grip on flummery.
But the fugues easily overshadow
confused grammar, and bizarre word
combinations offer entertainment.
Robert Shaw, a notable of the post-
war Haydn revival under whom
Coker briefly studied, attempted a
textual cleanup in 1957; but the Sing-
ers will adhere to the original text.

Enlightenment currents running
through the work are crystalline; but
Haydn obviously shares his loyalties
with Milton and even Thomas
Aquinas. In case you hoped The Cre-
ation might be formallyeducational,
the work fits in well with Core 4 and
the recent spate of Enlightenment-
tinged plays. Not to be missed.

Stylus brings
home awards

*

Jesse Elam

Interim Arts & Entertainment Editor
Praise and honor the editors and contribu-
tors of The Stylus, who just this week brought
home the winnings for the alma mater. At
the Southern Literary Festival competition,
The Stylus summarily bested, out of 18 col-
leges, the literary magazines of Tulane, Agnes
Scott, and others for second place overall;
Mississippi College rudely took first.

A number of indivduals students claimed
choice prizes as well: Walter Biggins placed
first in the poetry category, and Tony
Stallings cinched third in both the short story
and formal essay competitions. Good show-
ing from The Stylus.

Here is an excerpt from Walter Biggins'
award-winning poem, A Taste of Sky:

I tasted something sweet, something syrupy when
I snatched the ball

and looked up for that piece of sky that I was tast-
ing, touching,

but Td lost It. and In Its place was this woman that
the hole In the clouds had wrapped Itself around
and

I had to remind myself that I could love the white
clouds and the white doves
and the white glow of the moon and luscious white
clouds of vanilla Ice cream.
But that her whiteness Is strictly verboten, prohib-
ited,

and as I tried to separate my mind from ice Cold,

who was now stkkin' me

like

white on rice

nto my Air Jordan jam, trying to touch
I of sky, diving for

THE PURPLE AND WHITE MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1997

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 7

The amalgamation of four years work

Carey Miller

Editor

Currently on display in the Lewis Art Gal-
lery from now until May 10 is the 1998 Se-
nior Exhibition, an exhibit ofworks by four
senior art majors.

The exhibit, which opened April 17, show-
cases the talents of Hideki Yasumoto,
Kathleen Robbins, Gabe Benzur, and Erin
Barbour.

The Lewis Art Gallery is located on the 3rd
floor of the Academic Complex. Stop by and
see what the Millsaps Art Department has to
offer.

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Left: Untitled

#9, by

Kathleen

Robbins.

Emulsion on

watercolor

paper.

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Right: Live &
Evil, by Hideki
Yasumoto.
Plastic, paint
and wood.

Carry MMmMMT

Left: Enclosure,
by Erin Barbour.
Above right:
Lust, by Gabe
Benzur.
Below right:
Midnight Sky, by
Erin Barbour.

Carry MMWHWV

Left: Babble, by Hideki
Yasumoto. Plastic, paint, silk
screen and wood.
Above: Crmi-Gora, by Gabe
Benzur. Oil on canvas.

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8 SPORTS

THE PURPLE AND WHITE FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1998

Was Ryan
Leaf worth it?

This past weekend, the 1998 NFL
Draft took place. While some teams did
not have much overhauling to do, some
teams, namely the San Diego Chargers,
decided they had to "mortgage the
farm" to draft an impact player. With
the second overall pick, the Chargers
drafted Washington State Quarterback
Ryan Leaf. To move up, the Chargers
had to give their 1st and 2nd round
picks this year, along with their 1st
round pick next year, Eric Metcalf and
linebacker Patrick Sapp, to Arizona. Will
this work out for San Diego? There is
little doubt that Leaf will be a franchise
quarterback, but is he worth all of that,
a total of five players?

Let's first see what they could have
gotten from those draft picks, coupled
with Metcalf and Sapp, in a best case
scenario. The first round pick this year
for the Chargers, if they would have
kept the third choice, would have been
either Defensive lineman Andre
Wadsworth from FSU or Heisman win-
ner Charles Woodson. Woodson or
Wadsworth would have been a prime
pick, but as many sports commentators
believe, neither will be as big of an im-
pact player as Leaf or Manning. The
second rounder could have filled any
number of holes in San Diego's team,
but you can never be sure with any draft
pick so it still may not have been
enough to beat Leaf's worth. The first
pick next year is where it gets a little
unpredictable and they could end up
with the Rookie of the Year or a bust.
As for the two players, Metcalf is a good
returner, but getting old and Sapp had
some potential, but was no All-Pro. So,
overall, is Leaf worth it? I think he is!

The quarterback on a football team
is the most important position on the
field. More often than not, great teams
start with a great QB (i.e. the 49ers and
Montana, the Steelers and Bradshaw).
Now, of course, a quarterback without
a good supporting cast can do little to
avoid losing (i.e. the Saints and Archie
Manning). But, I don't think the Charg-
ers are expecting Leaf to go out and start
winning games based on his ability
alone. The front office is well on their
way to getting a good team around him.
In the offseason, the Chargers have
signed four new offensive linemen, in-
cluding former Packer guard Aaron Tay-
lor, and resigned former Charger RB
Natrone Means. With a team around
him, Leaf will blossom into a great NF1
quarterback and make this trade, with-
out a doubt, worth it.

Baseball dominance
continues for the Majors

Steve Scott

Interim Sports Editor

The Majors' baseball team has won yet another SCAC
conference title with an unprecedented eighth consecu-
tive division crown. They have won the title every year
since Millsaps' entry into the
SCAC eight years ago.

This year's crown comes with
even more sweetness since this
year was supposed to be a rebuild-
ing year for Coach Page's squad.
The Majors' 1998 team consisted
of six freshmen and one sopho-
more in the starting lineup. This
youth was thought to mean that
the Majors' streak of eight con-
secutive 20+ win seasons could be
broken. It wasn't.

The Majors finished 20-17,
proving that the veteran leader

What makes the 20 win season even sweeter for the
Majors is the fact that they won against very difficult
competition. The Majors played against nine athletic
scholarship programs, while also facing seven teams in
the NCAA Top 20. Against these highly ranked foes and
scholarship athletes, the Majors still
managed to finish with 20 victories.

The Majors concluded their regu-
lar season with a triple header against
Oglethorpe this past Sunday Taking
two of three games from Oglethorpe,
the Majors were secured of winning
their eighth division crown.

Next up for the Majors will be the
SCAC championship tournament in
Danville, KY. The Majors will be try-
ing for a sixth conference champion-
ship. Along with the championship,
the

team would also gain a birth to
Nice catch! To Danville-for the Majors. tne NCAA Regional tournament. If

ship was strong enough to overcome the inexperience, the Majors win the tournament this weekend, it will be
while the youth was filled with talent. the third berth for the team under Coach Page.

Frisbce club comes to Millsaps

Steve Scott

Interim Sports Editor

There is a new club on campus, the Millsaps Ultimate
Frisbee Club. Ultimate frisbee is a very popular recre-
ational sport on several college campuses and it is also
included in several intramural seasons (i.e. in PCU).

This club is a year in the making. Last year, Andrew
O'Dell attempted to get the club off of the ground, but
there didn't seem to be much interest in it at the time.
After a tournament on campus, interest in the club has
grown and they are now a fully functional Millsaps Club.

There have been over thirty members that have par-
ticipated in one or more of the Friday afternoon pick-up
games and some of the regulars are even hoping to play
some outside competition next year.

President of the club, Nathan Allen, said, "I am glad
that the participation has been as high as it's been be-
cause next year we hope to play an amateur team from
the Vicksburg area."

Special In the I'tiW

A disk used in the ultimate frisbee competition held here
on campus. Frishee Club meets on Fridays at 1:30.

Millsaps pool opens up!!

Special In the I'ttW

Hey guys and gals, summer's almost here!!! Lifeguard Matt
Helms studies by the side of the pool while he's on the look out
for stranded swimmers. The Millsaps pool has just opened for
the summer and hours are from 1 to 6 p.m. every day. Take a
break from exams and mosey on down to the waterhole and
have a dip or just sit by the side and get a tan.

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